In December, a fireman died after an argument with young people at the Königsplatz in Augsburg. A court has now made an important decision.
- A fireman was killed in Augsburg in December 2019.
- He died after an argument at Königsplatz.
- There are indeed video recordings.
Update of February 25: On December 6, a fireman died at Königsplatz in Augsburg. There are videos of the crime that the lawyers of the suspects wanted to see. So far, they have only been able to do this in the police offices. The videos were not sent electronically. This is going to change.
According to information from the Augsburger Allgemeine , the responsible youth chamber at the Augsburg Regional Court decided last week that the material had to be made available to the lawyers as part of the file. This means that the defense lawyers should now receive the data material.
After fatal attack on firefighter: lawyers want to see videos
Original message from January 30th
Augsburg - Seven weeks ago the fatal attack on a fireman in Augsburg was already over. Roland F. died on December 6th at Königsplatz after a fight with a group of young people *. There are videos - the defenders wanted to keep them. But initially nothing will come of it, as the Augsburger Allgemeine reports.
Firefighter killed in Augsburg: Videos play an important role in investigations
The investigation is still ongoing almost two months after the crime. Seven teenagers are in custody . Videos play an important role in the investigation. Because several cameras have recorded the events surrounding the attack. Among other things, the front window camera of a taxi.
Since the Königsplatz has been under video surveillance since 2019, the police also have a record of the crime itself and what happened before and after, as the Augsburger Allgemeine writes. So far, the defense lawyers have only been able to watch the videos in the criminal police offices - much to their displeasure. The prosecutor said at the newspaper's request in early January that the defenders were given the opportunity to see evidence from the police in pending cases. This is the normal rule.
Firefighter died at Königsplatz: court dismisses defenders' request
Some of the defense lawyers had therefore asked the court * to obtain the records and to examine them in their own rooms. According to information from the Augsburger Allgemeine , the district court has now rejected all of these applications . Some of the defense lawyers appear to want to appeal this decision. For Moritz Bode, defender of one of the six suspects' companions, the videos are a key element. He must also be able to discuss this with his client, as he told the Augsburger Allgemeine.
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