Overview

• Verwaltungsgericht Düsseldorf rejected the trainee’s emergency injunction on September 2 in a written decision.
• The Düsseldorf police had ended her probationary civil-service appointment after learning she wore a police-branded sweater and protective vest at a private themed party.
• She also took part in a staged arrest of a guest costumed as a drug dealer, according to the court.
• Judges cited video recordings by other guests and the ease of social media dissemination as factors aggravating the loss of public confidence.
• The trainee may appeal to the Higher Administrative Court in Münster, with officials disclosing only that she is in her early 20s.