Overview

• The interior minister told the state parliament he is examining disciplinary action against a Kriminalhauptkommissar he deemed "glasklar" biased, noting the officer was not assigned to the case yet drafted a report and took a complaint.
• Police raided the home of then‑17‑year‑old Juso chair Nela Kruschinski on April 1 and seized devices, a measure the Landgericht later declared unlawful for absent suspicion, vague witness tips and a poorly documented warrant request.
• The Arnsberg prosecutor’s office maintains its suspicion and continues investigating, while defense lawyer Thomas Kutschaty urges the case be dropped, saying no evidence links his client to the graffiti.
• Charlotte Merz, who leads the Amtsgericht that issued the warrant, says she learned of the matter only recently, stresses judicial independence and notes she is not the supervising authority for the deciding judge.
• SPD lawmakers warn of damage to public trust in the rule of law, a CDU figure counters that a political scandal is being constructed, and the NRW legal and interior committees have taken up the case.