Kahla, May 28, 2026 – Unknown perpetrators have defaced the Freibad in Kahla with extensive unconstitutional symbols and slogans. Police are investigating property damage and the use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations.
- Location: Freibad Kahla, Badweg (Badweg, Kahla)
- Timeframe: Between Tuesday (26.05.2026), afternoon and Wednesday (27.05.2026), morning
- Extent of damage: Approximately 10 x 2 meters of graffiti with black spray paint
- Investigation status: Investigations initiated for property damage and violation of § 86a StGB
Severe Property Damage at the Kahlaer Freibad
The perpetrators took advantage of the current closure of the Freibad in Badweg to damage the building on a large scale. According to current police findings, unconstitutional symbols, including swastikas and SS runes, as well as various prohibited slogans, were applied to the building with black spray paint between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning.
The extent of the property damage is significant: the illegal graffiti covers a total area of approximately ten by two meters. Since the Freibad is currently still closed to the public, immediate public perception was initially low, but the resulting property damage and the political dimension of the act are serious. Police have secured evidence on-site and are looking for witnesses who observed suspicious persons in the area of the Freibad during the period of the crime.
State Security & Criminal Law: Legal Classification under § 86a StGB
The use of symbols of unconstitutional and terrorist organizations is not a minor offense in Germany, but a serious crime regulated in the Criminal Code (StGB) under § 86a. These symbols include, among others, flags, badges, pieces of uniform, slogans, and forms of greeting, as well as prohibited symbols such as swastikas or SS runes.
Anyone who uses such symbols domestically in public, in a meeting, or in writings distributed by them faces a prison sentence of up to three years or a heavy fine. State security consistently records such politically motivated crimes in order to resolutely counteract unconstitutional tendencies in public spaces.
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Unconstitutional graffiti at the Freibad
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