More than five and a half years after a spectacular raid on the large brothel "Artemis", the state of Berlin has to pay damages to the two operators.
According to information from Tuesday, the Court of Appeal awarded them 50,000 euros each plus interest in an appeal process.
The operators had accused the public prosecutor of having made prejudiced statements at a press conference on the occasion of the raid.
They then sued the country.
The district court dismissed the lawsuit, but the superior court, as the second instance, agreed with them.
The court justified its decision by saying that the operators had been violated by the statements made by the prosecution in their general personality rights.
They are entitled to compensation for this breach of official duty.
The raid on "Artemis" took place in April 2016 and was one of the most spectacular in Berlin's red light district.
Hundreds of officers were involved in the search at the time, and other properties were searched in the capital as well as in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse.
Prosecutors suspected that members of the Hells Angels biker gang brought prostitutes to the brothel.
However, she later dropped the investigation into the "Artemis" operators on suspicion of exploiting prostitutes, pimping and aiding and abetting human trafficking.
Allegations of tax evasion, among other things, later collapsed.