Dispute over police costs: Hertha and Union in the focus of the debate!

Dispute over police costs: Hertha and Union in the focus of the debate!

A dispute exceeds in Berlin: Who bears the costs for police operations for high -risk games from Union Berlin and Hertha BSC? The interior senator Iris Spranger (SPD) made it clear that the capital, despite a recently issued judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court, will continue to take over the expenditure itself. This comes to the surprise of many, since the union of the police (GdP) calls for the club's cost sharing and criticizes Sprangers as "incomprehensible". According to the GdP state chairman Stephan Weh, it was negligent not to hold the clubs responsible, since the Interior Minister endangers the health of the police.

legal basis for cost sharing

The Federal Constitutional Court has decided that a financial participation of the clubs in the police costs is legally permitted. The dispute over this regulation has its origin in a similar case in Bremen, where the DFL was invoiced in 2015 due to high police costs for a high -risk game. This knowledge has far -reaching consequences not only for football games, but possibly also for other commercial events with similar escalation potential such as [MOZ.de] (https://www.moz.de/nachrichten/regionalsport/Polizei-beim-fussball-steit-mostenigung-von-union-berin- and-hertha-bsc-7786585.html) reported.

The discussion about cost sharing is accompanied by disappointments on the part of Hertha BSC, which critically consider the decision of the court. While the DFL has failed in its attempt to tip a fundamental cost regulation, it remains to be seen whether the clubs will be willing in the future to invest in security -relevant projects in order to avoid costs. Spranger's attitude that Berlin will not plan any cost sharing receives no support within the SPD and encounters political resistance, also by finance senator Stefan Evers (CDU). The high debt of Berlin, which amounts to 67 million euros, could also be in the background of the decision, which makes it even more difficult to support the clubs in the responsibility for police operations.

Berliner Zeitung