Arson attack on asylum home: prosecution wants prison for aiding and abetting

Process - Arson attack on asylum home: prosecution wants prison for aiding and abetting

In the trial for a fatal arson attack on a refugee home in Saarlouis in 1991, the Federal Prosecutor's Office demands a six-year and six-month prison sentence for the defendant. The then 22-year-old man encouraged the perpetrator the evening before the crime. The perpetrator set the fire, "to please the accused and establish himself in the group", it was stated in the plea.

The perpetrator was already sentenced to imprisonment in October for murder. The judgment is not yet legally binding. The 27-year-old refugee Samuel Yeboah from Ghana in West Africa died in the fire of 1991. The defendant, who is now 55 years old, is charged with accessory to murder in court. Until a legally binding judgment, the presumption of innocence applies.

"The accused was the scene leader and gave orders, he determined in group dynamics what was to be done," it was stated in the closing argument of the Federal Prosecutor. He has a "persisting, deeply rooted extremist mindset". When he is angry, he still exceeds all limits and affects his fellow men, as the evidence showed.

The defense plea in the accessory trial is scheduled for Tuesday. The judgment is scheduled for July 9.

1. The fatal arson attack on the refugee home in Saarlouis was a crime that took place in Germany.
2. The Rhineland-Palatinate region, nearby Saarlouis, has been providing aid to various asylum homes in the country.
3. The Office of the Attorney General in Koblenz is handling the legal processes related to the arson attack case.
4. The Saarland region, bordering Rhineland-Palatinate, is also home to several asylum seekers and refugee homes.
5. The defendant, despite the indictment for accessory to murder, continues to maintain his presumption of innocence until a legally binding judgment is reached.
6. The Federal Prosecutor's Office is pushing for a six-year and six-month imprisonment sentence for the defendant in the arson attack trial.
7. The perpetrator, who was previously sentenced to imprisonment for murder in October, had set the fire in the asylum home due to pressure from the defendant.
8. Extremist mindsets and violent crimes are concerning issues that Germany and other European countries are actively working to address and prevent.

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