Investigation: Sauerland authorities execute search on Nela Kruschinski's property
In early April, the apartment of Nela Kruschinski, a former Juso chairwoman, was searched by five police officers in Menden, Sauerland. However, the search warrant for Kruschinski's apartment was found to be unlawful by the Arnsberg Regional Court.
The court's decision was based on the insufficient justification for the intervention and the absence of an application for the search warrant by the public prosecutor's office. Thomas Kutschaty, an SPD state parliamentarian and former North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Justice, filed a complaint against the search warrant issued by the Arnsberg Local Court.
The raid was conducted due to suspicions that Kruschinski was involved in spraying slogans on the building of a local shooting hall. An anonymous note received by the local police called for Kruschinski and one of her acquaintances to be targeted. The search resulted in the seizure of Kruschinski's laptop, phone, and notebooks.
The case has drawn attention due to the involvement of Wolfgang Exler, a CDU city council member and board member of the local shooting club. Exler questioned the witness and signed an investigation report, but was not commissioned to investigate the case by the Hagen police. The information about the anonymous note was reported by WDR.
Exler was also found to have used the graffiti incident in the election campaign, posing with other CDU politicians in front of the graffiti and making it a topic in the election campaign. The slogans included "Merz, shut up", a day before a campaign event of the then CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz.
Charlotte Merz, the wife of the chancellor and director of the local court, had no influence on the case and was unaware of the search warrant. The Hagen police suggested the search warrant for Nela Kruschinski's apartment, but no application from the public prosecutor's office was present.
The identity of the police officer who supported the case concerning the unlawful search in April in Menden remains unavailable to the public. This officer is a member of the CDU in the Menden council and also sits in the city's shooting club.
This incident has raised questions about the legality of the search and the potential politicisation of the case. The Arnsberg Regional Court's decision has set a precedent, emphasising the importance of proper procedures in such matters.
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