Chaos in Moabit: Assessment chamber overcrowded - police postpone raids!

Chaos in Moabit: Assessment chamber overcrowded - police postpone raids!

Moabit, Berlin, Deutschland - The situation of the Association of the Criminal Court in Moabit remains tense. On July 1, the acceptance of new evidence was discontinued, which presents the Berlin police and judiciary with considerable challenges. Justice Senator Felor Badenberg (CDU) explained in the House of Representatives that the planned joint assistance position of the judiciary and the police will need a long implementation time. A detailed report on this new storage office is to be created in the near future, but it is unlikely that the black-red coalition can realize its promise from the coalition agreement before the next election, how [rbb24] (https://www.rbb24.de/politik/2025/07/berlin-asservatenkammer- justz-polize-keine-keine-sung-in-licht.html) reports.

The reasons for closing the equestrian chamber are diverse, including an increased risk of fire. There are currently over 160,000 asservates that have to be kept there as long as they are required for criminal proceedings. Invested evidence can be transferred to courts or returned to the rightful owners, but new assets cannot be accepted due to the capacity problems. As a result, the State Criminal Police Office has instructed offices to postpone less urgent measures indefinitely, which has significant effects on the police operations.

postponed operations and police reactions

The Berlin police, which is one of the largest security authorities in Germany with around 28,000 employees, is forced to move planned raids in the current situation. A circular from the State Criminal Police Office from the end of June recommends checking the implementation of searches in individual cases and, if necessary [Tagesspiegel] (https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/weil-asservatenkammer-uberfullt-ist-berer-Polizei-Soll-Razzien-Vercht-Kein-Platz-Fur-Waffen-and-Diebesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesgesut-13978238.html). While urgent missions, such as capital crimes or raids, are not canceled, searches for theft or fraud could be temporarily.

an outlook on the future

The need for a functioning assistance position is obvious because up to 25,000 evidence is added per year. All of these developments raise questions about how the security and efficiency of the investigation in Berlin continue. An intermediate use for the evidence chamber is already being considered, while the judiciary works with emphasis on a solution. But until this is found, the situation of the police and judiciary in Berlin remains tense and challenging.