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Fuss about suspected Maddie kidnapper: Prosecutor's office files complaint with the court

2023-05-12T08:56:19.708Z

Highlights: Christian B. is suspected of kidnapping the then three-year-old Maddie McCann 16 years ago. He is currently in custody in a German prison. The Braunschweig Regional Court does not plan to hear Christian B. because the jurisdiction for the proceedings depends on his last place of residence in Germany. The public prosecutor's office is filing a complaint against the regional court, as is IPPEN. MEDIA. The district court has received the complaint and is only waiting for the reasoning.



The Braunschweig public prosecutor's office is filing a complaint against the regional court, as is IPPEN. MEDIA knows. It's about the alleged kidnapper of "Maddie McCann".

Braunschweig – Christian B. is currently in custody in a German prison. He is suspected of kidnapping the then three-year-old Maddie McCann 16 years ago. On May 12, Maddie will be 20 years old – if she is still alive. B. was arrested for something completely different. He was to be charged with five more offenses. However, the process initiated by the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office has failed. The district court considers itself "not competent".

Regional Court sees itself "not competent": Additional arrest warrant against alleged Maddie kidnapper lifted

It is about five sexual offenses that the alleged Maddie kidnapper is said to have committed between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal. Currently, his prison sentence is valid until 2025, if there is no retrial, he will be released. The additional arrest warrant, which would have resulted from the now burst indictment, has already been lifted by the district court.

The Braunschweig Regional Court does not plan to hear Christian B. because the jurisdiction for the proceedings depends on his last place of residence in Germany. The question is where he lived before fleeing to Portugal.

Despite years of investigations by the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office against Christian B., the Braunschweig Regional Court does not consider the jurisdiction for the proceedings to be given. Although he was registered in Lower Saxony, he lived in Saxony-Anhalt.

News about the suspect in the "Maddie" case: Christian B. owns a plot of land in Saxony-Anhalt

The Regional Court based its decision on, among other things, a statement by the defendant himself, who had stated that he had lived there before leaving the country. In Saxony-Anhalt, Christian B. owns a plot of land that he had acquired two months before his escape. "In addition to various vehicles, there were also personal belongings of the accused on this property," the authorities said. The Regional Court is therefore of the opinion that jurisdiction for the proceedings is directed towards Saxony-Anhalt, as this is said to have been Christian B.'s last known place of residence in Germany.

The Braunschweig public prosecutor's office had announced that it would appeal against the decision. Like IPPEN. MEDIA knows, it has now done so. The district court has received the complaint and is only waiting for the reasoning. The investigators are convinced that they are responsible.

"On the basis of our findings, in our opinion, the responsibility lies here with the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office. We'll see if the courts judge it that way."

Christian Wolters, spokesman for the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office, on the discussion about the suspect in the "Maddie" case.

The spokesman for the public prosecutor's office, Christian Wolters, explains at the request of Merkur.de of IPPEN. MEDIA that the public prosecutor's office is not concerned with not having to hand over the "Maddie" case. Rather, it is a bureaucratic question. "We are not committed to ensuring that the case remains in Lower Saxony. Believe me, the investigations tie up quite a lot of investigative capacity, which we can also bring to bear in other investigative proceedings. However, there are rules on jurisdiction in the Code of Criminal Procedure that must be adhered to," says Wolters.

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He adds: "On the basis of our findings, in our opinion, the responsibility lies here with the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office. We'll see if the courts judge it that way."

Dispute over "Maddie" investigations: Braunschweig public prosecutor's office can stay on the case

The Regional Court of Braunschweig orders IPPEN. MEDIA, the "Maddie" case would remain in Lower Saxony for the time being, regardless of the current issue. "That has no influence, it's just about the specific cases in the indictment," says a spokeswoman. If these cases go to Saxony-Anhalt, however, "Maddie" could follow.

Public prosecutor's office spokesman Wolters emphasized that the case would be transferred to another area of jurisdiction if another district court and thus another public prosecutor's office were to have jurisdiction. However, the authorities from Lower Saxony would not have to hand over the case completely, since public prosecutor's offices could in principle also investigate in proceedings for which they are not responsible. "However, the investigation can then not be completed there, especially not brought to the indictment."

On the 16th anniversary of Maddie's disappearance, her sister appeared in public for the first time. A British local journalist approached the young British woman and published photos. Mother Kate complained that it was absurd to drag her daughter into the limelight like that.

This article, written by the editors, used machine support. The article was carefully reviewed by editor Moritz Bletzinger before publication.

Source: merkur

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