Power struggle in the club
Report: Intimidation at Hertha BSC? Employees make allegations
10/21/2025 – 2:16 a.mReading time: 2 minutes
Hertha BSC employees accuse an ex-Ultra official of intimidation and threats. But despite investigations, the club apparently remains inactive.
Almost two years after the death of Hertha President Kay Bernstein, employees are accusing a former Ultra in a management position of systematically intimidating them. As the “Berliner Morgenpost” reports, the official is said to have repeatedly made statements such as “You do it like this, otherwise something will happen” or “We know where you live.” Employees would be afraid of consequences if they stood in his way.
A law firm commissioned carried out a compliance procedure and prepared minutes of conversations with employees. According to the “Morgenpost” report, there were also statements made to the workforce committee and various reports to the management. A further survey by managing director Ralf Huschen in July 2025 did not have any noticeable consequences.
The list of names of those who are said to have made incriminating statements now appears to have been passed on to parts of the ultras. The mood in the office is at a low point, several employees have already left the company, some without having a new job, writes the “Morgenpost”.
It is an open secret among Hertha insiders that the official and another extreme fan mobilized for the general meeting via chat groups in November 2024. Two more ex-Ultras were elected to the presidium. The official in question is also said to have said that it was Bernstein’s wish to make him managing director.
Hertha BSC rejects the allegations about a law firm. According to the club’s code of ethics, the rough quotes are not acceptable, but the club assumes that the suspicion is false. There are neither suspicions nor evidence.