The Federal Prosecutor's Office is apparently appealing the Lina E. case and is demanding that the left-wing extremist receive a higher sentence.
Dresden – The student Lina E. was sentenced last week in Dresden to a prison sentence of five years and three months. On the other hand, the left-wing extremist and three other angry appeals. According to Spiegel information on Friday (9 June), the Federal Prosecutor's Office is now also challenging the verdict. The prosecutors had demanded a higher sentence for Lina E.
Federal Prosecutor's Office appeals: "Militant left-wing extremist ideology"
The Dresden Higher Regional Court (OLG) had sentenced Lina E. to five years and three months in prison for, among other things, membership in a criminal organization and left-wing extremist acts of violence. Thus, the court remained well below the demand of the Federal Prosecutor's Office, which provided for eight years in prison for the left-wing extremist. Therefore, the Federal Prosecutor's Office has now appealed against the verdict, as a spokeswoman confirmed to the news magazine Spiegel. The prosecutors had previously certified Lina E. and the three co-accused men of a "militant left-wing extremist ideology".
The defendant Lina E. stands in the courtroom during the continuation of the trial in the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Dresden and holds a file folder in front of her face. © Sebastian Kahnert/dpa
For Lina E.'s three co-defendants, the Federal Prosecutor's Office demanded a prison sentence of between two years and nine months and three years and nine months. However, the judgment of the Higher Regional Court of Dresden had reached a sentence of between two years and five months and three years and three months for membership or support of a criminal organization.
Lina E. and co-defendants are also challenging the verdict
Lina E. and the three co-accused men also appealed against the verdict, as was announced on Wednesday. According to a defender of the student, the sentence was far too high. A spokeswoman for the Higher Regional Court said, according to information from the German Press Agency, that the files would be handed over to the Federal Court of Justice, but the verdict of the chamber must first be in writing. It was unable to provide any information on the expected duration of the appeal proceedings.
All four convicts are currently at large. On the evening of the pronouncement of the verdict, the judge suspended the arrest warrant against the student under certain conditions. Previously, the 28-year-old had spent more than two and a half years in custody. According to the OLG, the sentences must only be served after a final conviction (bme/dpa).