Meeting police
The session police designates the right and duty of the chairman of a court hearing to maintain order in the session according to Section 176 of the Courts Constitution Act (GVG).
The session police go much further than the domiciliary right (which is exercised by the court president ) and supersedes this wherever session police competence is given. Where, of course, neither the chairman, as the bearer of the police force, can intervene nor the principle of publicity is affected, domiciliary rights can be used.
All persons present in the meeting room are subject to the chairman's meeting police. According to § 177 GVG, parties, witnesses, experts or persons not involved in the negotiation can be removed from the meeting room if they do not obey orders, and at the same time they can be held in custody for up to 24 hours. The order is issued to persons who are not involved in the hearing by the chairman, in all other cases by the court.
In addition, according to § 178 GVG against parties , defendants, witnesses, experts or not involved in a negotiation people who are guilty at the hearing of a contempt, ordering means in the form of an administrative fine or administrative detention be imposed. Here, too, the means of regulating persons who are not involved in the hearing is determined by the chairman, in other cases by the court. The public prosecutor's office as the enforcement authority executes the imposed administrative measures.
Justizwachtmeister carry out the order of the presiding judge or the court in a regular manner, police officers here provide enforcement assistance at the (verbal) request of the presiding judge or as a substitute .
As far as meeting police action in a hearing before the official or the district court be imposed against this may appeal be lodged on in each case, the Court of Appeal decision.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Meyer-Goßner / Schmitt, StPO, 60th edition 2017, § 176 GVG Rn 10
