By Gunnar Schupelius
The clans are laughing their heads off at the German state, which treats them with kid gloves. No wonder, if you look at this history, says Gunnar Schupelius.
The Berlin criminal Muhamed Remo (32) was sentenced to eight years and three months in prison in 2021. Now he is at large and poses in a photo showing him in Turkey’s earthquake zone.
We don’t know what he’s doing there, but we do know that he was supposed to end up in the correctional facility, which is the closed psychiatric ward of the prison hospital. Because he is considered a drug addict, which is why the judge ordered therapy.
Since there was now no space available in the prison hospital, Muhamed Remo was released from prison. If a place becomes available, he should move back in and serve his sentence after therapy. If successful, the sentence can be suspended on probation.
Is it appropriate to be so careless with a Muhamed Remo? He is the nephew of clan boss Issa Remmo (various spelling by the authorities).
The Remmo clan is probably the largest criminal organization in Berlin, responsible for assault, extortion, robbery, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, money laundering, receiving stolen goods and theft. On February 19, 2021, Muhamed himself robbed a money transporter and tried to kill a police officer.
Three questions now require clarification. First: Why was there no place for him in the detention hospital? Politicians know that the forensic prison has been overcrowded for many years. This was last negotiated in the Senate on November 29, 2022.
There is a lack of buildings and staff. Justice Senator Lena Kreck (left) is responsible. But she didn’t lift a finger, just like her predecessor Dirk Behrendt (Greens). So what we are dealing with here is a massive failure of the government.
The second question goes to the judiciary: According to the law, if the perpetrator was a drug addict at the time of the crime, he should first be sent to rehab, then to custody (Section 64 of the Criminal Code). But only “if there is a sufficiently concrete prospect of curing the person through treatment in a rehabilitation center (…) or of keeping the person from falling back into the cradle for a considerable period of time (…).”
This prospect did not exist in the case of Muhamed Remo, because he had previously undergone therapy without success. Why was he still prescribed therapy before he was imprisoned?
Finally, to whom should the third question be addressed: Will Muhamed Remo return from Turkey voluntarily and what will happen if he doesn’t?
Our trial observers have repeatedly reported how the clans die laughing because they are treated with kid gloves. You thumb your nose at the state.
No wonder judges tend to be lenient even towards serious criminals and judiciary senators neglect their duty. This is really a ridiculous picture.
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