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Hertha BSC Supports Convicted KSC Fan Project Workers

The club criticizes legal constraints after social workers are fined for refusing to testify in a pyro-related case.

  • The Karlsruhe court fined three KSC Fan Project social workers for attempted obstruction of justice following a 2022 pyro incident.
  • Hertha BSC and the Berlin Fan Project express solidarity, emphasizing the need for legal protection for social workers.
  • Social workers refused to testify, citing the confidentiality crucial to their roles in fan mediation and conflict resolution.
  • The case has sparked nationwide attention, raising questions about the legal rights of social workers in fan projects.
  • Despite the controversy, the German government has opposed changes to the current witness testimony laws for social workers.
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