LE made an exit-scam , most likely that website was build and maintained by them anyway .
Common, that's one of the most ridiculous conspiracies ever, if they would have wanted to run with people's coins they could have waited for far better times and would have left this running for weeks with reimbursing chips not just grabbed 2 000
BTC and that's all.
That would have not even covered the cost they had with it running and paying all those law enforcement to it carry out.
How many people would afford a plane ticket to Germany and hire a lawyer?
First I don't know for sure if it was German police that seized the coins, but if indeed it was them you don't have to fly a plane there to file a case for assets recovery if you're a foreign citizen. Interestingly enough this case falls in the same category as demands of the seizure of stolen assets since the money (coins) seized here are have yet to be classified as the proceeds of a crime.
Instead, they confiscated all money..
Again, seized not confiscated.
Law enforcement can only seize money, only a judicial act can confiscate permanently that amount when a court gives a final sentence on it.
Theoretically, at least, you have time till that to file your own request with them till they give a final verdict on it.