Overview
- Four weeks after the allegations became public, Interior Minister Roman Poseck visited the Zeil precinct with Frankfurt police leadership and presented a detailed reform package.
- The measures include three-year rotation limits, a shift toward more experienced staff, reliable off-days, reduced bureaucracy, leadership coaching, expanded supervision, an anonymous tipline, a local beat officer, and facility renovations.
- Criminal investigations by the public prosecutor target 17 officers on suspected bodily harm, obstruction of justice and persecuting the innocent, and the police chief said video shows conduct that crossed red lines.
- The precinct operates under heavy strain with roughly 4,500 crimes and 2,500 arrests a year for about 120 employees, and officials cited frequent aggression and cramped, noisy workspaces as stress multipliers.
- A new commander has taken charge of a shaken workforce, and the police union welcomed support but urged additional hiring and criticized judicial practices that it says quickly return repeat offenders to the streets.