Jean-Pierre Dalbéra , CC-BY-2.0
A high-ranking member of the now banned association ‘Islamic Centre Berlin’ has been working as an interpreter and translator (Persian) for the Berlin district court since 2015. This was reported by the ‘Bild’ newspaper. According to the report, the now 73-year-old man has helped the court with translations in around 15 cases
The ‘Islamic Centre Berlin’ is a sub-organisation of the ‘Islamic Centre Hamburg’ (IZH). This first appeared in the report by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in 2022. The IZH was banned by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser in July 2024 – as were other sub-organisations. The reason given: The IZH is an extremist, Islamist organisation with anti-constitutional agendas. The organisation is considered an extended arm of Iran.
However, this had and probably still has no consequences for the Islamist at the Berlin district court. Although his organisation was being monitored by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, he was still called in by the court to provide interpreting services.
And even after the ban, he is still listed as a possible interpreter, according to Bild. However, he has not been deployed in any cases since July 2024, the newspaper writes. The court refuses to provide information on which specific cases he has worked on.