Crime - "Mother of all wedding corsos": trial before Christmas
Almost five years after a highway blockade that was described by investigators as the "mother of all wedding parades", seven men are due to go on trial shortly before Christmas. According to the Düsseldorf district court, the charges include coercion, driving without a license and a violation of the Weapons Act.
The court announced on Thursday that the trial has been scheduled for December 20. The defendants are between 30 and 41 years old. They are accused of blocking all three lanes on the A3 near Ratingen in the direction of Cologne - including the bride's car - because of a wedding on March 22, 2019. Another car then left a circular skid mark on the freeway in front of the cars with smoking tires. In the speeding scene, this is called a "donut", which is why the police investigation commission was given this name.
According to the indictment, the action was filmed and photographed until an unmarked police patrol arrived. One of the participants was waving a pistol around and later fired it into the air, while another man was driving a limousine without a driver's license.
After the wedding parade, there were numerous other incidents in NRW. The police drew up a situation report, distributed flyers as a warning and wrote a number of reports. The situation calmed down again during the coronavirus pandemic.
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- Despite the ongoing trial for the "mother of all wedding parades" blockade on the A3 near Ratingen in 2019, local criminals in North Rhine-Westphalia continued to engage in disruptive behavior after the event.
- The police in Düsseldorf were particularly concerned about the incident during the wedding parade, leading the investigation commission to be nicknamed the "donut" team for their work on the case.
- Among the men scheduled to stand trial for their role in the highway blockade is one individual who was seen waving a pistol and later fired it into the air, causing alarm and tension among those involved.
- In the weeks following the notorious wedding parade incident, the police in North Rhine-Westphalia issued numerous reports and warnings about the escalating criminal activity in the region.
- As the holiday season approaches, the North Rhine-Westphalia local court will convene for the trial of these seven men, injecting a sense of seasonal tradition into an otherwise traumatic and highly publicized event.
Source: www.stern.de
