Overview

• The trial opened June 30 at the Landgericht Hannover with a 34-year-old held in pretrial custody and both officers suspended and facing pay cuts under Lower Saxony law.
• Prosecutors have charged them with corruption, theft and obstruction of justice and cite mobile phone data that suggests xenophobic attitudes and procedural breaches.
• Investigators allege each officer siphoned more than €6,000 from cocaine dealers between April 2024 and January 2025 by hiding seized cash in their vehicles without filing reports.
• A second witness demonstrated in court how an officer slid €1,400 from his pocket into a disposable glove during a search, reinforcing the prosecution’s account.
• The proceedings will resume July 17 as lawmakers and the public intensify demands for systemic reform of police oversight and discipline.