Berlin's equestrian chamber in the crisis: New evidence stays outside!

Berlin's equestrian chamber in the crisis: New evidence stays outside!

Moabit, Berlin, Deutschland - in Berlin there is currently a lot of unrest regarding the Association Chamber in the Moabit Criminal Court. Justice Senator Felor Badenberg (CDU) presented the current status for the planned joint asservate position of the judiciary and the police in the House of Representatives. The situation is tense; Since July 1, the authorities there have not been taking any new evidence. This stop is due to an increased risk of fire, and a total of around 160,000 asservates that need more space than is currently available are stored there. Badenberg emphasized that a solution will "take some time", which increases the likelihood that the black and red coalition cannot implement its promise, which was recorded in the coalition agreement, before the next election. According to [RBB24] (https://www.rbb24.de/partrie/2025/07/berlin-asservatenammer- justice-polize-keine--loes-loes-licht.html), the condition of the evidence chamber is to be qualified as "unsatisfactory".

The overcrowding is not the only problem. The structural defects even endanger the security of the employees. Low temperatures and unstable walls are just a few of the challenges to which the civil servants: inside. That is why the public prosecutor's office decided to forego new evidence until further notice. In order for the evidence to be available for ongoing criminal processes, transition solutions were made. Until further notice, the temporary accommodation of the objects at the police is considered for a maximum of four weeks, according to [Nordkurier] (https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/brandenburg/asservatenkammer-nach-alternative-mit-hochprint- 3742676).

plans for outsourcing

The judicial administration already checks possible alternative solutions for the overcrowded assembly chamber. Senator Badenberg expressed hope of a short -term solution and explained that even external outsourctions could be discussed. Currently looking for suitable premises within the criminal court, but tests that have already been carried out have shown in the attic and parking garage that these options do not meet the strict requirements for safety and fire protection.

The storage of assistance requires comprehensive compliance with regulations. Objects such as the tool, stolen goods or even weapons must be kept safely, and the security protocol applies if there is a lack of space. Even though the evidence chamber has currently stopped the new expectation, the evidence that has already been stored remained available without restrictions for all criminal proceedings. The State Criminal Police Office has also ordered that fewer urgent missions have to be postponed to better use the scarce resources.

insight into the stocks

The contents of the chamber are also fascinating. Not only newer evidence, but also historically valuable items, such as men's pants from the 1960s, which was important in a murder case, rest on around 2,500 square meters. Nevertheless, the pressure on the judiciary is great - in places like this could not only help the possible expansion of the asset management, but also offer an opportunity for future challenges in the judicial system that are addressed differently in different countries.

In other European countries, there are diverse approaches to cope with such problems, from the establishment of new prisons to innovative solutions such as electronic monitoring. It remains to be seen how Berlin will meet the challenges and whether creative solutions can help to break the rigid structures. Time is urged, because a solution must be found for the evidence before other explosive materials are added.