A 29-year-old has been caught driving fare dodges several times in recent years. The man had to answer to the local court for this.
Wolfratshausen - Because he had been caught dodging several times in the past few years and was also on open probation, the public prosecutor applied for a six-month prison sentence for a 29-year-old asylum seeker. Judge Helmut Berger did not follow suit, but considered a large fine to be appropriate.
The public prosecutor's office accused the defendant, who was still living in Wolfratshausen a year ago, of having been found on August 1 and October 4, 2019 on two regional trains without a ticket. "The first time I should be referred to another accommodation," said the 29-year-old. However, the district office would not have given him a ticket. "They told me to just show the transfer confirmation form: that would be enough," the Nigerian claimed in English. Because the man, who has been living in Germany since 2015, does not yet have sufficient knowledge of the German language, an interpreter had to translate for him. "If he doesn't get a ticket, he can't travel by train," said Judge Helmut Berger.
The defendant admitted the second black drive on October 4th. "I wanted to visit a friend in Mühldorf and had no money." Since the 29-year-old, who was on probation, had already committed six crimes in Germany - including fraudulent activities, trespassing and insulting - the public prosecutor demanded a six-month prison sentence. Judge Berger, however, showed himself gracious. "We do not want to exhaust the range of sentences, especially since the open probation was not relevant," he said. Berger punished the offenses with a fine of 150 daily rates of 15 euros each - a total of 2250 euros.
The fact that the accused had been caught twice is probably just the tip of the iceberg. "I don't want to know how often he really drove without a problem," said Berger. He advised the man not to commit any more crimes in order not to endanger his residence permit. The verdict is not yet legally binding.
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