STORY: The start of the process before the Berlin district court on Tuesday. The public prosecutor accuses the then 29-year-old man of murder and attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm. On June 8, 2022, around eight months ago, he is said to have intentionally driven a car into a pedestrian group on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Court spokeswoman Lisa Jani sums up the first day of the trial as follows: LISA JANI, SPEAKER FOR THE BERLIN REGIONAL COURT “The trial began today. The application was read out. The accused then had the opportunity to get involved through his defense attorney. But he exercised his right not to mention the allegations.And then the court heard the accident expert, who was able to say something about what happened from a technical point of view on the basis of video recordings from surveillance cameras, such as the speeds that the car, the one at issue here, the drove the car.” The defense attorney describes the situation of his client on Tuesday in Berlin with these words: MARK HÖFLER, DEFENDER “He has no memories, so he cannot say anything about this event. Otherwise we would certainly have contributed to the fact that it might be even shorter “But that’s not possible, he has no access to what’s happening. And yes, his family is of course very sorry for what happened there, and he too, within the scope of his possibilities. So far, you can only blame him for what happened. Also if he doesn’t have access to that, then of course he’s sorry too.” According to the public prosecutor’s office, the accused drove deliberately into the crowd. And it is said that he wanted to hurt as many people as possible. The journey ended in the window of a perfumery branch. According to the assessment of an expert, it cannot be ruled out that the accused is innocent. The public prosecutor’s office is therefore aiming for his placement in a psychiatric clinic. Eleven further days of negotiations have been scheduled for the process so far.