Extremism - Attack in Vienna: Trial must be partially repeated
The trial surrounding the Islamist attack in Vienna in November 2020 must be reopened in part. The Supreme Court (OGH) partially overturned the guilty verdicts against five of the shooter's supporters following an appeal for annulment.
According to a statement from the Supreme Court, the convictions for the crimes of terrorist association and criminal organization were overturned. According to the Supreme Court, a mistake had been made in the legal instructions to the jury and a question regarding guilt or innocence had not been formulated in a sufficiently specific manner.
The trial for the attack, which left four people dead and more than 20 injured, ended in February 2023 with life sentences for two defendants and long prison sentences for others. The convictions for the commission of terrorist offenses in connection with participation in murder are final. The assassin was shot dead by the police.
The new trial will be limited to whether the men were part of a terrorist organization and a criminal organization, it was said.
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- The partially repeated trial for the extremist attack in Vienna, which resulted in the deaths of four individuals and injured over 20 others, will now focus on determining if the five supporters were part of a terrorist organization and a criminal organization.
- Despite the guilty verdicts for terrorism-related charges against other defendants in the Vienna attack case, the Supreme Court in Austria overturned the convictions for terrorist association and criminal organization due to a mistake in legal instructions and an insufficiently specific question regarding guilt or innocence.
- The new trial in Vienna's Supreme Court follows a partially guilty verdict annulment appeal, aiming to clarify if the five supporters were actively involved in terrorist activities and organized crimes linked to the Islamist attack in November 2020.
- The Supreme Court's ruling on the Vienna attack trial highlighted the need for careful attention to detail in legal proceedings, ensuring that defendants receive a fair and rigorous examination as part of the global effort to combat terrorism.
Source: www.stern.de
