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Accused in court: trial for right-wing extremist attacks
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The case was unsolved for a long time and caused a stir - now there is a first verdict: A 39-year-old has been found guilty of a series of right-wing extremist crimes of property damage and incitement to hatred.
However, he was acquitted of the charge of arson for lack of evidence.
This is reported, among others, by the "Tagesspiegel" and the "Berliner Zeitung".
A fine of 4,500 euros (150 daily rates of 30 euros each) was imposed on the man.
According to the "Tagesspiegel", the background is "right-wing graffiti".
The public prosecutor's office had reportedly demanded that the former Neukölln AfD politician be sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
His process had been separated during the day from the alleged accomplice against a 36-year-old.
The two men are assigned to the right-wing extremist scene.
They were originally accused of arson attacks on the cars of two men who are politically active against right-wing extremism in February 2018.
The younger defendant also faces charges of fraud.
He is said to have wrongly received unemployment benefits and corona aid.
The trial against him is scheduled to continue in January.
A parliamentary investigative committee of the Berlin House of Representatives is also dealing with the right-wing extremist arson attacks, hate speech and threats in Neukölln.
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