Due to the Corona-crisis of the Duisburg criminal process of the Loveparade-tragedy had been interrupted with 21 dead already for an indefinite period of time. Due to the current protection measures, the main hearing in front of the Duisburg district court could not continue as planned, said a court spokesman on Thursday. The reason given was, among other things, some defendants and lay assessors and Supplementary lay judges belong to the Coronavirus-risk groups.
Furthermore, many of the procedures travelled to the parties from different States, said the spokesman. On average, about 60 people were in the window, the air-conditioned meeting room in a düsseldorf exhibition centre over a long period of time present. The court has not limited the duration of the interruption of the process in time – according to a recent change in the law criminal the main negotiations during the Corona-crisis circumstances could be for up to three months, interrupted.
Loveparade disaster: Three employees charged, seven methods have already been
In the case of the Duisburg love parade set were on 24. July 2010, in a crowd of 21 people and more than 650 wounded have been killed. In the city of Duisburg, three employees of the love parade are not yet charged-organiser due to negligent killing and negligent bodily injury. Against seven other defendants, the city of Duisburg, the criminal chamber had set the process in February of 2019, due to lower debt.
The main trial had begun in December 2017. The last was on 4. March 2020 negotiated. It was the 183. Day of the trial. In the case of a setting, the chamber will summarize its findings to the events to the Loveparade 2010 in a written decision and its content in the context of a time-limited main hearing present. The next meeting is on the 21. April 2020 is determined. Whether it can take place, is because of the pandemic is still unclear. “Is it the spit”: the infectiology Lodge of the pale about Spahn-statement, FOCUS Online/Wochit “way Remains for me the spit”: the infectiology Lodge of the pale about Spahn-statement
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