Bakom went too far with black screeners
According to a report by the SDA, the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom) seized the television set during an unannounced search of the premises. The set should not have been seized.
The Federal Office of Communications (Bakom) confiscated the television set during an unannounced house search, according to a statement from SDA. The device should not have been confiscated. In May, OFCOM carried out a search at the home of a man who had not registered his television set with the Billag fee collection agency. An operational television was found. This was confiscated as evidence, but left with the owner.
The man appealed to the Federal Criminal Court, which has now partially ruled in his favor. The confiscation of the TV set was disproportionate. A visual inspection and a record of the presence of the device were sufficient evidence. As the person concerned had not objected to the content or form of the record, it was not clear why the television set had to be made available as evidence, the court ruled. The confiscation should be revoked.
The man appealed to the Federal Criminal Court, which has now partially ruled in his favor. The confiscation of the TV set was disproportionate. A visual inspection and a record of the presence of the device were sufficient evidence. As the person concerned had not objected to the content or form of the record, it was not clear why the television set had to be made available as evidence, the court ruled. The confiscation should be revoked.
