Political prisoner, complaint lodged with the European Court of Human Rights (EGMR), threat of deportation. Unprecedented opposition from the Berlin prosecution service is to be expected. The lawyer must be based outside Berlin.
Details →The Regional Court (Landgericht) sets aside the decision blocking video calls as unlawful
By an order of 11.09.2026, the Berlin Regional Court I (Landgericht Berlin I) — 95th Chamber for the Execution of Criminal Sentences (Strafvollstreckungskammer) — through Regional Court Judge Netsch-Hohloch sitting alone, decides in proceedings 595 StVK 126/26 Vollz: the decision of Heidering correctional facility (Justizvollzugsanstalt Heidering) of 22.07.2026 blocking my video calls for three months is set aside. The remainder of my application is dismissed. The respondent bears 9/10 of the costs, and I, as applicant, bear 1/10. The value of the dispute is set at 500 EUR.
The court finds that the statutory conditions for a ban under § 33 Abs. 1 S. 2 i. V. m. § 30 StVollzG Bln were not met; the prison had set out neither a specific risk nor the conditions under § 30 Nr. 2 StVollzG Bln, and its own fact-finding had been inadequate. A certified copy is prepared on 15.09.2026; I received the order on 17.09.2026.
What the order decides — and what it does not
The decision of 22.07.2026 is set aside — the core of my application. The court rejects the additional requests for declaratory relief (Feststellungsanträge) as inadmissible or moot. I do not claim that the order certifies the unlawfulness of the ban as early as 17.07.2026; the court expressly left that question open.
Source of the document
Annex 218_F2 — order with covering letter, 10 pages, certified copy.
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