Raid at the police union: Sensitive data in danger!

Raid at the police union: Sensitive data in danger!

Thüringen, Deutschland - On April 3, 2025, there was a far -reaching raid in Thuringia, in which investigators targeted the servers of the police union (GdP). As the MDR reported, two servers of the GdP were confiscated, and the investigators stored on it were mirrored. This procedure raises considerable data protection issues, in particular with regard to the sensitivity of the data made.

The GdP chairman Mandy Koch commented on the confiscation. According to their confirmation, the server contains confidential information, including sensitive membership data and internal trade union communication. She described the securing and reflection of the server as a "massive interference with the informational self -determination of the members" and announced legal steps against the public prosecutor. The GdP interprets access as illegal and sees it a worrying political dimension, since the union should be considered as an independent advocacy.

data protection and legal bases

In connection with this raid, the question arises of compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on May 25, 2018. The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information emphasizes that the GDPR ensures fundamental protection of personal data. Article 8 of the EU Fundamental Rights Charter states that personal data may only be processed with the consent of the person concerned or on a legal basis. In view of the sensitive data affected by the confiscated servers, the legal situation becomes particularly relevant.

The GdP calls for a closer look at the legally defined provisions on data processing, since the GDPR specifies clear rules. Official data processing is permitted if it is necessary to fulfill the tasks, which could be considered critical in the context of the police union.

reactions and political dimension

The police council councils are generally intended as confidants for the police officers in order to be able to address official concerns and problems confidentially. The current situation raises questions about the transparency and the maintenance of the rights of the police officers, who are in a difficult area of tension between state interests and the protection of personal data. An unmistakable signal of the Thuringian Interior Ministry under the direction of Georg Maier is pending, since this did not respond directly to inquiries from MDR and referred the media to the public prosecutor.

The events related to raids and the associated legal aspects are not only important for the GdP, but also have extensive implications for data protection law in Germany. The protection of informational self -determination, which is firmly anchored in the Basic Law, is currently being put to the test. The GDP is still planning to take the investigators' measures - a step that stands in the context of complex legal considerations and highly sensitive data.