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Jewish restaurant »Schalom« in Chemnitz
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About two and a half years after the attack on the landlord of the Jewish restaurant »Schalom« in Chemnitz, the Dresden Public Prosecutor's Office has brought charges against a 29-year-old man.
The authority assumes a right-wing extremist background for the act.
The suspect comes from Stade in Lower Saxony.
On the late evening of August 27, 2018, the man is said to have thrown gravel stones and a beer bottle in the direction of the host who was standing in front of his restaurant together with at least nine other people.
The restaurant owner is also said to have been insulted anti-Semitically from among the attackers.
“One of the gravel stones hit the landlord's shoulder, causing him to be in pain for several days.
More stones thrown led to property damage in the restaurant, ”said the attorney general.
Excessive violence attracted international attention
The 29-year-old is accused of dangerous bodily harm, serious breach of the peace and property damage.
That the man was also responsible for the anti-Semitic abuse could not be proven.
Therefore, he escaped charge on this point.
If convicted, the man faces a prison sentence of six months to ten years.
The suspect was - partly relevant - criminal record.
The attack in Chemnitz occurred on August 27, 2018, one day after the violent death of 35-year-old Daniel Hillig.
This triggered demonstrations and riots by, in some cases, right-wing extremist groups in Chemnitz, because the suspects were asylum seekers.
A Syrian was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for manslaughter and grievous bodily harm in August 2019.
Because of the excesses of violence, in which right-wing extremists from all over Germany took part, Chemnitz had hit the headlines internationally.
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