A total of 4.62 million euros were stolen from Commerzbank in Munich - but there is just as little trace of the loot as of the perpetrators.
So far, the authorities have not been able to clarify the case - now there is a suspicion against the most important witness.
A total of 4.62 million euros were stolen from Commerzbank in Munich
Three suspects are now on trial again - they face long imprisonment
There is no trace of the prey and a witness - but now there is a new suspicion
Munich - A total of 4.62 million euros have disappeared from Commerzbank in Munich.
But will this case possibly never be cleared up?
A rich Russian woman deposited the money in the branch on Promenadeplatz at the end of 2016.
At the beginning of 2018, their lockers were suddenly empty.
Video recordings show two masked men leaving the vault with suitcases.
A bank employee is said to have given them access.
The trio is now on trial.
But even in the second attempt, the district court is puzzled: Instead of evidence, there are only question marks.
Munich: Why can't the court clear up the theft of millions?
Where is the money?
Who stole it
And how many accomplices are there?
This is still unclear even after three and a half years of investigative work.
Answers could have been provided by the rich Russian who deposited the money in Munich.
But she let her testimony date pass yesterday.
As well as at the beginning of February 2020 - at that time the process burst because of it.
And judge Gilbert Wolf was angry: "How should the court find the truth if the injured party does not appear?"
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Silvia F. (57) is the main suspect in the case - she has been employed by Commerzbank for almost 30 years
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Theft of millions in Munich: suspected money laundering against the most important witness
The same problem now exists again.
A possible motive became known in the process yesterday: There is a suspicion of money laundering against the Russian.
As early as January 2020, the Munich I Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed that preliminary investigations were being carried out, "which, however, did not reveal any initial suspicions," as Chief Public Prosecutor Anne Leiding said.
In the meantime there have been various investigative proceedings at Nacht-Infos.
According to Leiding, the investigations were discontinued "in the absence of sufficient suspicion".
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The Commerzbank branch on Promenadeplatz: This is where the theft of millions happened
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It became known in the process that apparently several bank employees had access to the lockers - and not just Silvia F., who is considered the main defendant in the case.
She is charged with two alleged accomplices, including her son.
Four other men who, according to the prosecutor, were members of a gang, have since been acquitted of the allegations.
The Munich district court will negotiate against the suspicious trio until mid-2022, however, and face high prison sentences.