Overview

• The regional court sentenced a 40-year-old to three years and nine months in prison and a 27-year-old to three years and three months.
• Two co-defendants aged 19 and 17 received juvenile sentences of up to 18 months on probation.
• The group admitted setting fires between December 2024 and January 2025 so they could then respond as firefighters.
• Targets included a vacant restaurant slated for demolition and nearly 1,500 hay and straw bales, with about €75,000 in losses to farmers.
• The 40-year-old and the 17-year-old have accepted their convictions, and the rulings are not yet legally final.