Reply from the Landgericht (Regional Court) to the application of 13.02.2025. On 13.02.2025…
On 13.02.2025 I submitted two applications through the court registry officer: one directly to the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice; BGH) and one to Kammergericht Berlin (Berlin Higher Regional Court). The registry officer clearly and unambiguously addressed both applications to their intended recipients — the BGH and Kammergericht Berlin — rather than to the Landgericht.
Nevertheless, I received a reply from Presiding Judge Groß of the Landgericht (Regional Court) (VRiLG)Presiding Judge at Landgericht Berlin I (Berlin Regional Court I) in criminal case 522 Ks 5/23. Dmitry Bagrash publicly alleges that he altered the judgment after the fact; on 02.09.2026 he filed a criminal complaint on that basis. No decision has yet been made on the complaint; the presumption of innocence applies. at the Landgericht. It remains unclear how VRiLG Groß obtained access to these applications. (Anlage 20_F2)
Landgericht Berlin I (Berlin Regional Court I), Regional Court for Criminal Matters, Turmstraße 91, 10559 Berlin. To Mr Dmitry Bagrash, JVA Moabit (Moabit Prison), prisoner register no. 2796/22-6. Case reference: 522 Ks 5/23, 176 Js 4/22. Date: 18.02.2025.
In the criminal proceedings against Dmitry Bagrash on charges of attempted murder and other offences. Dear Mr Bagrash, reference is made to your application of 13 February 2025. The following should be stated in this regard: the case reference at the Kammergericht has become known here: 3 Ws 3/25; concerning your application to discharge your defence counsel, lawyer Römer, from his duties, I refer to what I already told you in my letter of 16 January 2025; nothing has changed in this respect; an application made by you on 3 February 2025 has not become known here or is not recalled.
I will forward your application of 13 February 2025 to the BGH, as it contains various matters concerning your defence counsel, lawyer Römer. I would point out, however, that according to the legal view taken here, lawyer Römer is and remains your defence counsel for as long as he has not been discharged from his duties.
Yours sincerely, Groß, Presiding Judge at the Regional Court. By order: Schlägel, JOSekr’in, court registry officer (Urkundsbeamtin der Geschäftsstelle). This letter was generated electronically and is valid without a signature.
Commentary — Dmitry Bagrash’s assessment
Both applications were expressly addressed to the Bundesgerichtshof and the Kammergericht; the registry officer had identified the recipients in the record (Anlagen 14_F2 and 15_F2). It was the Landgericht — the presiding judge in the original proceedings — that replied. In my assessment, this means that documents not addressed to him entered his workflow; the registry that should have forwarded them is in the same building on Turmstraße. I treat this as a documented occurrence whose explanation remains open and request clarification through access to the case file.
Source of the document
Anlage 20_F2 (letter from Landgericht Berlin of 18.02.2025): Anlage 20_F2(1).pdf / Anlage 20_F2.pdf
This letter confirms that VRiLG Groß obtained access to the content of applications despite their being addressed to the BGH/Kammergericht — a pattern repeated in several later events (see F2-031).