Overview
- Officers from the Kriminalpolizei Fürstenfeldbruck searched several municipal offices and a private residence in the early morning, acting under Oberbayern Nord police with involvement from the Augsburg prosecutor’s office, and seized electronic devices and data carriers.
- The investigation focuses on suspected violation of the confidentiality of speech under §201 of the German Criminal Code, which can carry up to five years in prison or a fine if proven.
- Multiple media outlets identify Mayor Johannes Hintersberger, 36, as the person under suspicion, while authorities officially reference only a 36-year-old man and have not announced charges.
- Reports say a minicam was discovered under the secretary’s desk aimed at the office door and that the mayor’s phone was confiscated, with a claimed link between the camera and the phone reported by Bild but not confirmed by officials.
- The mayor is reported to be on sick leave with a serious COVID-19 infection, his lawyer declined to comment, the deputy mayor said he was unaware of the allegations, and the seized items are slated for criminal-technical analysis.