riots in the District Court after verdict in the "fascist" - Process
Seven accused of assault found guilty - "No evidence, but circumstantial evidence"
Böblingen - After a long second day of talks yesterday was given evening the verdict in the trial of seven Stuttgart, which beat up in February 2007 in Sindelfingen five NPD supporters, should have. Immediately after the announcement came in the room of the District Court to violent rioting.
By Robert Krull
"This is a scandal!" Shouted some viewers and put in with the police officials should maintain order. There were scuffles and insults. Even one of the newly convicted jumped up and yelled at Judge Kirby: ". You really can not judge just random people" And the seven defenders made immediately clear what they thought of the verdict. Judge Kirby repeatedly threatened with administrative fines, and the hall clearance, until finally peace comes.
"There is no evidence," said Kirby in his reasoning, "but circumstantial evidence." In the overall picture there for him no doubt that the seven defendants were involved in that fight, saying they owe the bodily injury. run for three of the suspects are currently on probation or have imposed Judge Kirby 16 - month Imprisonment and for the other four nine-and ten-month suspended sentence with conditions of work and money, with which he remained only slightly below the demands of the prosecutor.
Review: In February 2007, a carnival event in the far-right NPD party provoked in the Sindelfingen stadium restaurant numerous demonstrations and actions of the leftist political scene. In this context, the now convicted five NPD supporters to 2 clock ambushed at night and have beaten them. Then fled with the daring maneuvers from the police and filed after a Hollywood-style chase.
But what is indicated at the beginning of the trial two weeks ago was that the seven defendants were involved definitely stayed out in the end. Neither the five victims nor the two undercover police officers at the time the brawl had broken, had one of the masked Whipper recognized, as did the number of which is unclear. In addition, two so-called Balaclava, which can serve the disguise, were found near the crime scene, which definitely were not, according to a DNA analysis of the accused. Moreover, those two undercover policemen fleeing Flogger had persecuted but also lost sight of in the short term - and then in pursuit of those cars, in which the seven were convicted yesterday.
to all these inconsistencies built the seven defenders their pleas for acquittal and demanded closed. The evidence would be insufficient to convict the accused, the overall picture is anything but seamless. That their clients mostly are not orphans, the defenders could not deny it. After all, the most up to yesterday had been convicted several times and also had been found in their cars batons and balaclavas. "However, these utensils can not prove the crime," said one of the defenders. And even if someone should have been involved from the group in the violence, others were probably not involved. "And not as noted, is who did what, have acquittals done, "it said on all sides.
same time, the defender also produce again the political context that had accompanied the entire process. The resistance to right-wing populism is understandable, and that the defendants delayed beyond doubt in the vicinity of the NPD-event have should not lead to their conviction. "You can not take the defendants therefore guilt by association," said defender Rothbauer.
Judge Kirby was plenty impressed. "The defendants had before from the beginning to give the NPDlern a lesson," said he, "for me is there no doubt."
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