process - Revision filed in Beihilfe-Process for arson attack
After the acquittal in the accessory to murder trial regarding a fatal arson attack on a refugee home in Saarlouis 33 years ago, the Federal Prosecutor General filed a revision against the judgment of the Higher Regional Court (OLG) in Koblenz. A spokeswoman in Karlsruhe confirmed this in response to an inquiry, as previously reported by the Saarländische Rundfunk (SR).
The case of the killed Samuel Yeboah caused a stir nationwide
In this case, it concerned a fatal arson attack on a refugee home that caused a stir nationwide. In 1991, the then 27-year-old refugee Samuel Yeboah from West Africa, Ghana, died. The perpetrator was sentenced to prison in the past October, among other things, for murder. The judgment is not yet legally binding. According to the Federal Prosecutor's Office, the perpetrator was encouraged by the words of the man who sat on the defendant's bench in the accessory trial in Koblenz, and set the fire as a result.
The 55-year-old was accused of accessory to murder before the OLG. In the judgment it was stated that the psychological accessory of the accused to the arson attack could not be proven in the trial. The Federal Prosecutor's Office had demanded a sentence of six and a half years for the man, while the defense of the 55-year-old German spoke out for acquittal.
- The acquittal in the Federal Prosecution Office's revision against the OLG's judgment in Saarlouis regarding the arson attack case is anticipated with interest.
- Extremism was suspected to have played a role in the fatal arson attack on the Asylum Seeker Home in Saarlouis, which led to the death of Samuel Yeboah.
- The 55-year-old, who was accused of accessory to murder in the Koblenz trial, hails from Saarland.
- The CS/Serbian, who allegedly encouraged the perpetrator during the trial in Koblenz, is a subject of controversy in the process.
- The Higher Regional Court (OLG) in Koblenz's acquittal of the 55-year-old in the accessory to murder trial has sparked heated debates across Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
- The final adjudication of the defendant's guilt or innocence will take place in the Federal Court of Justice, located in Karlsruhe.
- The 1991 arson attack on the refugee home in Saarlouis, which culminated in the tragic death of Samuel Yeboah, remains a sobering reminder of the dangers of extremism and intolerance.
