Judge resigned from civil division after arrest

Created: 07/12/2022, 15:58

Justitia can be seen on a pane at the entrance to the Higher Regional Court.

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After her arrest in the course of the anti-terror campaign against the Reichsbürger scene, judge Birgit Malsack-Winkemann was initially no longer involved in the current decisions of the Berlin Regional Court.

The lawyer left the civil chamber 19a on Wednesday, which is responsible for construction matters, as a spokeswoman for the court said on request.

Berlin - The business allocation plan was changed accordingly on the same day by express decree.

Malsack-Winkemann is therefore not involved in current proceedings for the time being.

According to the information, she is still available as a judge on a so-called ready list.

She could not provide any further information on the judge's employment, said the spokeswoman, referring to the responsibility of the Senate Justice Administration.

Justice Senator Lena Kreck (left) announced on Wednesday that she would make a new attempt to retire Malsack-Winkemann.

Last October, the administrative court in Berlin had rejected this.

On the other hand, Kreck appealed.

The former AfD member of the Bundestag Malsack-Winkemann was arrested on Wednesday in Berlin as part of a nationwide raid in the so-called Reich Citizens' Scene.

Overall, the federal prosecutor arrested 25 people in 11 federal states as well as in Italy and Austria.

The accused are said to have formed a terrorist organization that allegedly wanted to overthrow the political system in Germany.

dpa