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DOCUMENTATION · BORDER INCIDENT 08.12.2022

Where did the border run – and where did the first binding exercise of official authority occur?

A spatial reconstruction based on the BAZG incident report, the October 2026 photographic documentation and the still-pending official determination of the state border.

Official determination of the location still pending

What is documented – and what still requires official clarification

The presentation deliberately distinguishes between information contained in records, locations visible in photographs, Marijan Radosevic’s stated position and the legally authoritative determination of the state border.

Record

BAZG incident report

The incident report describes the point of contact as “at the Planton booth (Swiss sovereign territory)”. This geographical classification has been submitted for official verification.

Photographs

Location in October 2026

The photographs show the control booth, customs buildings, pedestrian route, first red-and-white traffic cone and the first doorway of the Swiss part of the building.

Stated position

Area of the first cone

Marijan Radosevic states that during the material clarification he stood by the first red-and-white cone after the pedestrian crossing, level with the control booth.

Open key question

Place of the first binding official instruction

The decisive question is on which sovereign territory this position lay when the first binding official instruction was given. This is to be established from official border, surveying and cadastral records.

Reconstruction in four steps

08.12.2022

Border incident

Clarification at the border crossing, followed by an instruction to enter a room in the adjoining Swiss part of the building.

25.09.2026

BAZG records

BAZG provided records relating to the incident, including an incident report containing a geographical classification of the location.

October 2026

On-site photographic documentation

New photographs document the control booth, building division, pedestrian route and the stated position.

October 2026

Supplementary submission to the Konstanz public prosecutor

The prosecutor was asked to compare the stated position with official border, surveying and cadastral records and to provide the current procedural status.

The spatial sequence

The images make the route from the stated position to the first doorway of the Swiss part of the building understandable. They do not replace an official border survey.

1

Stated position

First red-and-white cone after the pedestrian crossing, level with the control booth.

2

Control booth

The booth is the central reference point of the reconstruction.

3

Building division

A vertical downpipe provides a visible reference between the building sections.

4

First doorway

The room in the adjoining Swiss section was entered only after an instruction to do so.

Photographic documentation – October 2026

Nine photographs document the present spatial situation. Click any image to open it at full size.

Position area / control booth / German customs area
Position area / control booth / German customs areaThe first red-and-white cone area is in the foreground; the control booth and the light-blue customs building on the Konstanz side are behind it.
Overall view of the border area
Overall view of the border areaOverall view with control booth, canopies and areas further towards Switzerland.
Connected buildings and vertical dividing line
Connected buildings and vertical dividing lineConnected building complex with a prominent vertical downpipe; the first doorway of the Swiss part is to its right.
Booth, building division and first doorway
Booth, building division and first doorwayControl booth, vertical building division and first doorway are visible together.
Side view of the control booth
Side view of the control boothSide view of the booth in relation to the carriageway, canopy and building complex.
Front view of booth and building complex
Front view of booth and building complexFront view providing additional spatial orientation of the booth and building division.
Approach from the direction of Konstanz
Approach from the direction of KonstanzApproach from Konstanz, showing the road and pedestrian area.
Additional overview of the approach area
Additional overview of the approach areaAdditional overview of the approach area and local traffic layout.
Aerial view / boundary stone 22 / drawn border line
Aerial view / boundary stone 22 / drawn border lineAerial image for orientation with a drawn border line. It is not legally authoritative; the exact state border is to be established from official records.

The decisive open question

On which sovereign territory was the stated position located at the moment of the first binding official instruction?

The photographic documentation is illustrative and does not replace an official determination of the state border. Legal assessment remains for the competent authorities and courts.

Basis of this reconstruction

  • BAZG records relating to the border incident, transmitted on 25 September 2026
  • Photographic documentation of the border crossing, October 2026
  • Supplementary submission to the Konstanz public prosecutor in October 2026
  • Official border, surveying and cadastral records: requested for verification