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.