Urgent complaint and request for assistance — human rights violations and systematic denial of legal protection in Berlin

Dmitry Bagrash, Alt-Moabit 12a, 10559 Berlin — To the Berlin Senate Department for Justice, Salzburger Straße 21–25, 10825 Berlin. Berlin, 26.03.2025.

Subject: Urgent complaint and request for assistance — human rights violations and systematic denial of legal protection in Berlin.

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to draw your attention to serious failings in the Berlin justice system. There is systematic denial of legal protection, perversion of justice (Rechtsbeugung) and violation of human rights, revealing a profound crisis of the rule of law.

1.1 Systematic obstruction of my appeal on points of law (Revision)

Since submitting my supplement to the statement of grounds for the appeal on points of law on 20 January 2025, I have waited in vain for an acknowledgement of receipt under § 37 StPO. Groß, presiding judge at the Regional Court (VRiLG), deliberately manipulated the time limits: various letters without a prescribed form informed me that the deadline for submitting my statement of grounds had allegedly expired, although § 345 Abs. 2 StPO lays down no time limit for supplementing the grounds of appeal.

1.2 Unlawful isolation and disregard for human rights

Despite my constitutionally protected right under Art. 4 GG and § 148 StPO, I was denied any contact with the Jewish community for 116 days. My telephone contact with the Jewish community was enabled only on the very last day of the appeal period, 28 November 2024.

1.3 Unreasonable delay in judicial decisions

As early as 17 December 2024, I applied for my defence counsel to be released from his court appointment. Despite repeated reminders and a formal complaint concerning judicial inactivity on 13 January 2025, no decision has been made to date.

2. Connection with political persecution

The measures directed against me are directly connected with my political work against Russian influence in Germany and my criticism of the illegitimate elections in Russia.

3. Violation of fundamental rights

Art. 19 Abs. 4 GG, Art. 103 Abs. 1 GG, Art. 20 Abs. 3 GG, Art. 2 Abs. 1 GG, Art. 4 GG, Art. 6 EMRK.

4. Current escalation

The current suppression began immediately after the management of Moabit correctional facility (JVA Moabit) and VRiLG Groß realised that I had approached both the Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights (EGMR).

5. Demands

1. Comprehensive investigation of the systematic violations of law by VRiLG Groß, Senior Public Prosecutor Wachs (OStA) and the management of JVA Moabit. 2. Immediate decision on my application for defence counsel to be released from his court appointment. 3. Ensuring that my supplement to the grounds of appeal is forwarded without delay and an acknowledgement of receipt is issued to me. 4. Investigation of delays in judicial decisions. 5. Examination of the Berlin justice system for influence by external political interests.

Note: this letter is also being forwarded in parallel to the media, the Commissioner for Human Rights, the German Bundestag and the Federal Chancellery.

Yours faithfully, Dmitry Bagrash