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Chemnitz 2018 Trial Ends With Three Acquittals as Court Drops One Case

The youth chamber said the evidence did not prove crowd-based violence endangering public safety.

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Drei Angeklagte wurden freigesprochen, ein Verfahren eingestellt nach Chemnitz-Ausschreitungen.
Sieben Jahre nach Ausschreitungen am Rande einer rechten Demonstration in Chemnitz ist der Prozess gegen weitere mutmaßliche Beteiligte mit Freisprüchen und einer Verfahrenseinstellung zu Ende gegangen.

Overview

  • Prosecutors had charged the four men with particularly serious breach of the peace and dangerous bodily harm in 11 cases.
  • Because the accused were 17 to 20 years old in 2018, the case was heard under juvenile law with the prosecution seeking warnings or community service rather than prison.
  • Judges found one defendant insulted three people, yet the matter was closed because no criminal complaint was filed by those affected.
  • The allegations stemmed from attacks on participants of the 'Herz statt Hetze' counter-demonstration after a Trauermarsch involving AfD, Pegida and Pro Chemnitz.
  • Earlier related proceedings were discontinued in January 2024 with payments to social causes, and a separate trial in the case complex is scheduled to begin on September 8.