Rapid judgment in Heilbronn
Silvester attacker has been jailed for nine months
01/09/2023, 1:00 p.m. (updated)
Just a few days after the riots on New Year’s Eve, a court in Heilbronn imposed a hefty prison sentence on a perpetrator. After throwing firecrackers dangerously, he defied and attacked police officers. There is a reason for the quick verdict.
The District Court of Heilbronn has sentenced a 30-year-old to nine months in prison after incidents on New Year’s Eve. The verdict was already made on Thursday, as several media reports unanimously, and thus less than a week after the riots on New Year’s Eve, which took place in many places and also in Heilbronn. The man was convicted of “assaulting police officers”.
The 30-year-old set off uncontrolled fireworks on New Year’s Eve at Heilbronn’s market square. He is said to have thrown firecrackers into a group of children, like the “Bild” newspaper citing a court spokesman. However, nobody was injured. Police officers wanted to record his personal details. The man resisted and attacked the officers. According to the court, he had a knife and tear gas with him, as the SWR says.
Heilbronn’s first “accelerated procedure”
The man was immediately taken into custody after being brought before a magistrate. The public prosecutor’s office in Heilbronn applied for a decision in accelerated proceedings at the responsible district court, which is why the man had to answer in court just a few days later.
It was the first procedure that was negotiated as part of the model project launched at the beginning of the year to promote the accelerated procedure in Heilbronn a joint press release of the public prosecutor’s office in Heilbronn and the police headquarters in Heilbronn. According to the statement, the goal: “The accelerated procedure should make the perpetrators aware that they will react quickly and consistently.”
After a short hearing, the verdict was suspended without probation, according to the “Bild” newspaper. So the man has to serve the time. According to the court spokesman, he was already under “double probation”. The judgment is not yet final.
(This article was first published on Sunday, January 08, 2023.)