The accused Hendrik Möbus (archive photo) did not appear at the trial – sent his lawyer Photo: Olaf Wagner
By Anne Losensky
Tiergarten District Court. A convicted murderer sends his lawyer over instead of putting himself in the dock: Hendrik Möbus (47), known as the “Satan murderer from Sondershausen”.
In 1993, he and others tortured and strangled a classmate (15). Eight years in juvenile detention. Other crimes. Still active as a neo-Nazi. Now he lives in Thuringia. His lawyer has power of attorney and may represent him (§411 StPO).
The charge: From October 2014 to November 2015 he ran a mail order business, accused of hate speech (CDs with anti-Semitic texts) and using license plates of unconstitutional organizations (Nazi license plates).
It is already the 4th process start. 1st attempt suspended (fatal). 2nd attempt, suspended (Corona). 3rd attempt, penalty order (one year probation), he appeals.
The judge now presents a “suggestion of understanding”: If Möbus limits his objection to the penalty order to the amount of the penalty (and thus virtually admits the allegations), the court would be prepared to only condemn the incitement to hatred and the matter with the Nazi license plates “in view of the expected punishment”.
This suspended sentence would then amount to 9 to 11 months imprisonment. Of these, “one to two months would be considered already enforced due to the excessively long duration of the proceedings”.
The public prosecutor’s office and the accused have until May 25 to consider whether they agree. Then the process continues.