Overview

• The GdP Federal Board on July 15 accused the Thuringian State Prosecutor’s Office of targeting union leadership with intimidation tactics.
• Prosecutors searched GdP offices in Erfurt twice this year, first in March and again in late June, seizing servers and documents.
• Investigations into police officers for alleged breaches of official secrecy, theft and violations of the Weapons Act remain ongoing.
• Union leaders claim the raids aimed to silence staff councils and deter dissent within the police union.
• Thuringia’s parliament has debated the proportionality of the prosecutor’s actions and measures to safeguard union autonomy.