A swan song to freedom, property and the presumption of innocence

The so-called Asset Seizure Prevention Act (VVBG) is not about fighting crime - it is about undermining the foundations of our constitutional state. Not through the back door, but openly, to the applause of those who consider freedom to be nothing more than a privilege. This law is not a "protective shield against criminals", but an instrument for the systematic criminalization of completely normal citizens.

Anyone with assets is a suspect

The central message of the VVBG: possession is suspicious. Wealth - even honestly acquired wealth - is placed under general suspicion. From an asset value of 100,000 euros, a so-called declaration order can be issued in future. Anyone who fails to prove the origin of the money within a few months will face seizure, confiscation and legal consequences.

What should be completely unthinkable in a constitutional state is now the law in black and white: the burden of proof lies with the citizen. The presumption of innocence is de facto abolished.

The FCA - the new expropriation authority

A new special authority is being created with the Asset Confiscation Investigation Center (EZV ) - with extensive rights, vague test criteria and no serious control. No concrete suspicion, no proceedings, no conviction are required. An "unexplained asset" is enough - and the state takes action. Anyone who fails to justify themselves in good time will lose their property in case of doubt.

This is not fighting crime, this is a state-legitimized expropriation machine - with a complete reversal of the logic of the rule of law.

Arbitrariness with a system

The scope for the authorities is frighteningly wide. The term "concealment of assets" remains vague and the criteria for initiating proceedings are flexible. Who defines what is plausible? Who decides whether a property is "suspicious"? Who checks whether someone is simply the victim of a system error?

The truth is: legal clarity has been deliberately avoided. This leaves the state with the power of interpretation - and the uncertainty with the citizens.

It is not "the mafia" that is affected - YOU are affected

The public rhetoric sells the law as a blow against clans, oligarchs and drug money. But this is a deception. Those affected are:

• Self-employed people who are paid in cash.

• Heirs whose family assets are decades old.

• Investors who invest in cryptocurrencies or precious metals.

• People with foreign assets or gifts without complete documentation.

The idea that this law only affects "the right people" is naive - or deliberately mendacious.

Freedom dies in slices - the VVBG is a big cut

The VVBG is part of a chain of state interventions that are increasingly undermining fundamental rights. Cash limits, asset registers, automated account queries, attacks on banking secrecy - none of this serves the cause of justice, but rather that of complete control. And now comes the crowning glory: property will become a debt.

Anyone who buys a house tomorrow will have to prove that it is not "evil". Anyone who owns a valuable watch today may soon be under surveillance. The rule of law as we knew it will not die in a revolution - but in paragraphs like these.

A law straight out of a dystopia - but unfortunately real

Ten years ago, this law would have been laughed at in a dystopian novel - today it is reality. It does not create justice. It creates fear, arbitrariness and mistrust. It creates a social climate in which property is not protected but suspected. In which citizens no longer have rights, but obligations towards an overbearing state.

Conclusion: The VVBG is an attack - not a law

The VVBG is not a well-meaning mistake. It is a calculated attack on free citizens, their property and their rights. It is the legal manifestation of a state that no longer trusts its citizens - and that keeps all doors open when it comes to grabbing them.

Anyone who does not recognize this has not understood the seriousness of the situation.