Response without a prescribed form from Groß, presiding judge at the Regional Court (VRiLG)
On 12.12.2024, VRiLG GroßPresiding judge at the Berlin Regional Court I in criminal case 522 Ks 5/23. Dmitry Bagrash publicly alleges that he subsequently altered the judgment; on 02.09.2026 he filed a criminal complaint over this. No decision has yet been made on the complaint; the presumption of innocence applies. responded without a prescribed form to the application of 10.12.2024. According to the list of annexes, the response stated that access to the case file was no longer possible because the file had left the court; at the same time, reference was made to the expiry of the deadline for the statement of grounds for the appeal on points of law (Revision)The statement of grounds for the appeal on points of law (Revision) against the judgment of 22.07.2024, submitted by court-appointed defence counsel on 28.11.2024..
Commentary — assessment by Dmitry Bagrash
In my assessment, the response missed the actual application to supplement the grounds of appeal. It should therefore be documented not only as an update on the state of the case, but also as part of the misleading information about procedural possibilities that was later complained of.
Documents / annexes
Documents/annexes: Annex 3_F2 / Annex 4C