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Smell sampling and sniffing journalists - not much new in the Berlin 129 process
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We are reporting back with an update on further reprisals that have occurred since the raids on March 24, 2026 and the accusation of criminal organization and unconstitutional sabotage.
In March 2026, 17 properties were searched in Berlin and other federal states. Since then, the accusation of unconstitutional sabotage and a 129 procedure have been raised. The allegations relate to a sabotage operation in September last year that was directed against the Adlershof Technology Park. The letter of confession was signed “Some Anarchists”.
After the wave of raids in the following days received not only support from the major media (it was partly classified as a PR stunt and people asked how such extensive repression could take place without at least being able to produce an arrest warrant or evidence), the public's attention was drawn to the issue again a few weeks ago.
This had already been announced through curious inquiries from journalists. First of all, Ctrl_F, who obviously got access to private addresses, as well as “Die WELT” journalists like Lennart Pfahler and Co., who were apparently given access to the files and threatened to publish names, as well as other pain in the ass who hang around in front of house projects.
The cops are now making every effort to ensure that a confident image is painted in the media when the current status of the investigation is reported. So they are probably “on the verge of a breakthrough” and are supposedly “walking through political Berlin with relief”. That of course sounds self-confident and paints a good picture shortly before the Berlin elections, which are due at the end of September. The importance that the political-media discourse around “critical infrastructure” has now acquired is enormous and the trio of politicians, media and police are doing their best to underline the defensiveness and war capability of a militarized Germany against internal and external enemies. The state is under enormous pressure to demonstrate successful investigations and it cares little whether it actually has something in hand or not. Continuous sabotage shows that the state is vulnerable and the ensuing prosecution puts state credibility at stake. When the hard hand of the state strikes against anarchists, the political-media circus cares little whether the successes of the investigation are a pure farce or whether alleged saboteurs can actually be accused of something concrete. Regardless of whether they are suspected or not, they are still “left-wing extremists”, why not put on a show and just pretend that we are extremely successful?
But the investigations probably won't be that easy, as the measures are being legally defended. The complaints against the searches, seizures and DNA samples, which actually should have been answered after a maximum of three days, are a long time ago now, but they are still ongoing and at some point a higher court will take a look at the files, which are empty of evidence, and decide whether an “affiliation with the violent left-wing extremist scene” certified by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is sufficient to continue investigating the four accused.
Meanwhile, the cops are conjuring up the next absurd “measure” and have now summoned the accused to “smell samples”. After Mantrailer dogs have already sniffed through the crime scene and half of Berlin, they are now supposed to be used for the investigation again. This involves taking a neck swab from the accused and then storing the cloth in a preserving jar. A “scent differentiation dog” is then supposed to compare this scent carrier with trace carriers. If your dog wows the left-wing extremist scarf, you'll get lots of extra treats. This type of search method was developed by the Stasi1 and was used to pursue refugees and members of the opposition. Even today it is noticeable that the use of mantrailer dogs is particularly popular in East Germany – The Wuffis made headlines in Saxony, where they were briefly considered a police “miracle weapon”. Ultimately, however, the dog mumbo-jumbo was so controversial that the highest courts completely questioned the value of the evidence and the Saxon police ultimately stopped the mantrailer program completely². The disgusting smell comparison method became known in connection with the G8 summit in 2007. It was also recently used in the investigation against Munich anarchists:https://de.indymedia.org/node/709093">https://de.indymedia.org/node/7090.../>
In this case, all of the accused skipped the appointment with the LKA.
In addition, the authorities continue to resort to more common means, such as simply deregistering some people from their residential and registration addresses in an attempt to annoy people.
Ultimately, however, there is no further big news about the status of the investigation and everything is simmering along as usual.
Thank you for your solidarity support and reference!
¹https://www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de/sammlung/geruchskonserve
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²https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen/dresden/mantrailer-programm-einge...
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