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On Wednesday (June 14) the news broke that the Berlin public prosecutor’s office was investigating Till Lindemann. Now the authority of the “Berliner Zeitung” has confirmed that investigations are also being carried out in the case of the “casting director” Alena Makeeva.
Makeeva is accused of sexual offenses and the sale of narcotics. The criminal charges were filed by persons not involved in the crime. The public prosecutor’s office could not give any more information at this time.
On June 6, according to the band, Alena Makeeva was relieved of her duties. Rammstein’s management has forbidden her access to concerts. On June 7th, the report followed that the Russian was still in Munich and that she was also present at the band’s concert in the Olympic Stadium.
Rammstein has been the focus of public criticism for days after it became known that the Berlin band had devised its own system to attract young women for sex at after-show parties after the concerts, now known to many as “Row Zero”.
Some of the women (anonymously) also accused them of sexual abuse or abusive behavior. In a statement, Rammstein called for prejudice to be avoided. Singer Lindemann, meanwhile, rejected all allegations about his lawyers as untrue without exception.