Overview
- The LADG-Ombudsstelle issued a formal Beanstandung declaring the State of Berlin responsible for Kupa Ilunga Medard Mutombo’s death following a 2022 police-assisted transfer in Spandau.
- The office found violations of the anti-discrimination law through omissions and actions, citing no interpreter, no psychiatric expertise, inadequate planning and prone fixation, with a witness reporting pressure to the neck or shoulder.
- It recommends a public apology, formal recognition of responsibility and at least €45,000 compensation to the brother, plus binding guidelines, updated police training, an independent study and a working group.
- The Interior Administration rejects definitive conclusions pending the active criminal investigation and points to the Spandau district for operational planning, noting only burial costs were covered without acknowledging liability.
- The victim’s brother presses for legal consequences and pursues civil claims as lawyers allege investigative failures after prosecutors twice closed the case before reopening it in March 2024.