Disturbance of the peace of the dead
Unknown people dig deep hole in Wolfgang Schäuble’s grave
A wooden cross on Wolfgang Schäuble’s grave: unknown people disturbed the peace of the dead
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Around four months ago, relatives and top politicians said goodbye to Wolfgang Schäuble at the funeral. Now there is an incident at his grave in Offenburg.
Unknown people have dug a hole more than one meter deep in the grave of CDU politician Wolfgang Schäuble, who died in December. However, they did not reach the coffin, as public prosecutors and police in Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, announced on Monday. An investigation was initiated into disturbing the peace of the dead.
Mayor: Wolfgang Schäuble’s peace was disturbed
The mayor of Offenburg, Marco Steffens (CDU), stated that the peace of the dead had been vilely disturbed at Schäuble’s grave. “This is terrible and makes us sad,” said the town hall boss, according to a statement. “We hope that the police will quickly investigate the matter and that the perpetrators will be severely punished.”
According to Section 168 of the Criminal Code, disturbing the peace of the dead can be punished with a prison sentence of up to three years or a fine. In cooperation with the public prosecutor’s office, the criminal police state security at the Offenburg police headquarters took over the investigation. There was initially no information available about possible backgrounds. The police are looking for witnesses who made suspicious observations.
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