The Munich police scandal is spreading widely: over 200 officers are involved in the investigation

More than a dozen police officers from Munich are in the midst of a tangible scandal: after a raid, several of them have now been suspended from duty.

• In the drug scandal surrounding the Munich police, the apartments were searched by 18 officers.

• Millions of chat messages, pictures and videos are examined.

• The drug swamp is deeper than assumed: Now not only are more officers from the old town guard involved.

Update from September 27, 8:06 p.m.:

The

are

shaken

by a

- and the perpetrators come from their own ranks.

15 officers were

suspended

on Wednesday (23 September) after the major

, and others are under urgent

.

"We are investigating a total of

" says Ludwig Waldinger, deputy press spokesman for the State Criminal Police Office.

They are said to have

owned, consumed and sometimes sold

and

to one another.

How deep the

actually is is becoming increasingly clear.

The investigations are based on the current status against

from nine different

, confirms the public prosecutor.

More than ten of the 21 suspected officers belong to the

on Hochbrückenstrasse.

According to tz information,

in

is also said to be

affected, where officials allegedly

traded in

.

Several officers were also suspended there.

The drug scandal among the Munich police is widespread

Furthermore, the

in the focus of the investigators: There two officers were also suspended.

Another suspected officer was serving in the

.

Another suspicious police officer had interrupted his work to study at

in Fürstenfeldbruck.

The investigation against the

: They are the largest that has ever existed.

19 public prosecutors, 70 LKA officers, 100 police officers as well as service dog handlers from customs and special operations

commandos searched

the homes of 18 police officers and 37 offices in

and around

on Wednesday

.

The investigators now have to evaluate 20 cell phones with 1.6 million chat messages alone - as well as one million image and 25,000 video files.  

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder wants to use special investigators in the drug scandal with the police

Update September 26, 3:32 p.m.:

(CSU)

has now also

on the

.

At the virtual CSU party conference this Saturday, he said: "What is uncovered in Munich is shocking".

The allegations must be fully clarified, he demanded.

Also

should be used.

“I stand by the

” said the

.

The overwhelming number of

“among the good guys” and do an indispensable job.

But Söder also emphasized that the

must therefore remain above suspicion.

For this reason, you always have to look closely when something happens.

Update September 26th, 9.21 a.m.:

After a large-scale

carried out

on Wednesday

in the

and private homes of 18 police officers across

, 15 of them have been suspended from duty so far.

The

: serious violations of the

.

The Munich police officers are said to have

bought

, used them in the evidence room and also instigated criminal acts on innocent people.

The drug scandal in the Munich police is widespread

More than ten of the suspended officers belong to the

, which is also responsible for the many discos and clubs in the city center.

Now another Munich guard is said to be

involved

in the

: Several of the 15 suspended officers are said

to belong

to the

and have traded anabolic steroids.

As

reports, the pressure on the accused officials is heavy.

Concerned about their job, they are said to

have charged other colleagues

at the urging of the

.

How extensive the

really is

within the

is only becoming apparent now - it is the “rat tail” that those responsible for the

investigation group

had already feared.

While the

was spreading,

admitted to the hospital.

On Thursday night he was

injured

in an accident on the

.

The car of a 21-year-old overturned after a collision with another vehicle and was left on the road.

Andrä could not brake in time and crashed into the scene of the accident.

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The Munich police chief Hubertus Andrä was involved in a traffic accident on the A94 on Friday night.

(Archive image)

© Daniel Karmann / dpa / Picture Alliance

Update September 24 9:17:

The

at

could in the opinion of the

(DPolG) might even be more cases to be known.

“When investigating

, it is actually the case that a large number of

offenses are discovered.

Then there's a rat's tail to it, ”said the head of the Bavarian DPolG regional association,

, of the German Press Agency in Munich.

On Wednesday around 170 investigators carried out a large-scale

on police officers' offices and private apartments, especially in and around

The

investigating

21

for violations of the

.

"If things go badly, it can be ten more in a few months," said Köhnlein, who fears for the reputation of the police.

Police scandal in Munich: drug swamp even deeper than expected?

The police scandal is also making waves politically.

The parliamentary group leader of the Greens in the Bavarian state parliament,

, called for a "quick and extensive statement" from Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) in the interior committee of the state parliament.

"In addition to the unacceptable drug trade, the allegations of abuse of office by persecuting innocent people weigh heavily," she said.

And here the addendum regarding the disciplinary measures in connection with press release 1483. https://t.co/9vM9CvlwF5

- Police Munich (@PolizeiMuenchen) September 23, 2020

“The large number of police officers who were initiated or who were involved is also shocking.

Obviously unnoticed and above all in an uncontrolled manner, a criminal group formed within the police and covered each other - this also raises questions about the

in the authority. "

The police scandal in Munich is widening: The accusation is particularly bad - the bitter details

Munich - The drug scandal with the

- it is apparently much more serious than previously assumed!

170 police officers, 19 public prosecutors, service dog handlers from customs and special operations units from other federal states

searched

the

from 6 a.m. on Wednesday

.

The investigative group “Nightlife” set up in July in the State Criminal Police Office (LKA), together with the public prosecutor's office, is now investigating 21 officers from the Munich police headquarters and 17 other suspects - including

.

The allegations against the police are serious: They are said to have owned, consumed and in some cases sold drugs and doping substances to one another.

In one case, an officer is said to have repeatedly

.

Colleagues are said to have noticed, but not reported.

Chief Public Prosecutor Anne Leiding describes the

as particularly bad

: Police officers allegedly alleged that two people resisted officials - which in fact did not exist.

This case even ended up in court in September 2017.

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Shaken by a drug scandal: The apartments of 18 Munich police officers were searched in the course of an investigation.

© Peter Kneffel / dpa

Police scandal in Munich: Suspected drug dealer got the ball rolling

According to Leiding, these are probably the most extensive investigations that the Munich public prosecutor's office has ever conducted against police officers.

They started rolling in 2018. * A suspected

, who is said to have mainly supplied visitors to the Heart Club on Lenbachplatz, had

as a key witness

.

After that, searches took place for months and toxicological reports were obtained.

Investigators are currently evaluating

on 20 cell phones seized by police officers and witnesses

.

On Wednesday, 30 apartments and seven offices in Munich *, in the district, in Augsburg, Dachau, Wolfratshausen, Ebersberg and the police college in Fürstenfeldbruck were searched.

In the state capital, among other things, the

guard should be affected.

According to Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU), six officials have already been suspended.

Police scandal in Munich: Andrä demands punishment "with all legal severity"

The head of the Bavarian Police Union, Jürgen Köhnlein, fears for the

.

“That hurts us.

Unfortunately, not a week goes by without negative headlines. "Munich police spokesman Andreas Franken says:" If these

confirmed, then it is a pretty strong piece. "Police President Hubertus Andrä:" For me, the behavior of the police officers concerned is absolute unacceptable and, if the allegations are really confirmed, must be

punished

with

. ”

Police scandal in Munich: the chronology

July 2018:

The Munich I public prosecutor's office begins investigations against Munich police officers for

.

The first clues in the case came when a suspected drug dealer, who is said to have primarily supplied customers of the Heart Club on Lenbachplatz with intoxicants, had brought allegations against police officers in court.

April 2019:

Raid on Lenbachplatz: With a large contingent, the police checked the Heart on Lenbachplatz and a total of 180 people there.

There are

.

March 2020:

Club owner Chris K. is on trial.

In the process, further allegations are made against police officers

who are said to have

and passed on

.

July 2020:

A separate

("Nightlife") is founded in the State

Criminal Police Office

.

This is where all the hints come together.

September 2020:

searches of

, including 14 suspects and four witnesses.

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