Court case - Thomas Drach expects "crystal-clear acquittal"
On Thursday, the accused Thomas Drach denied all guilt in the trial for several cash-in-transit robberies. "I expect a crystal-clear acquittal," said the Reemtsma kidnapper in his "last word" in Cologne district court. "If I am convicted, I will immediately file charges with an independent public prosecutor's office."
After the "last word", the judge interrupted the hearing for the time being. The chamber may hand down its verdict on Thursday.
According to the indictment, Drach is alleged to have committed four spectacular robberies of cash-in-transit vehicles in Cologne, Frankfurt am Main and Limburg in Hesse in 2018 and 2019. The 63-year-old is also charged with attempted murder: In two of the crimes, he is alleged to have shot at cash carriers, and the two men suffered serious injuries.
The public prosecutor's office has demanded a prison sentence of 15 years for Drach, followed by preventive detention.
In 1996, Drach kidnapped Jan Philipp Reemtsma, heir to the Hamburg tobacco dynasty Reemtsma, and released him for ransom. He was sentenced to fourteen and a half years in prison for the crime.
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- The public prosecutor's office in North Rhine-Westphalia has sought a 15-year prison sentence for Drach, followed by preventive detention, in relation to several cash-in-transit robberies.
- Drach, the main suspect in several high-profile robberies in North Rhine-Westphalia, Frankfurt am Main, and Limburg in Hesse, maintains his innocence in the ongoing court case.
- The court cases against Drach involve allegations of four cash-in-transit robberies and attempted murder of two cash carriers, with injuries sustained in two of the incidents.
- In the gripping court case, Thomas Drach, notorious for his role in the 1996 kidnapping of Jan Philipp Reemtsma in Hamburg, awaits a ruling on his fate in the ongoing robbery proceedings in Cologne.
- The infamous money transporter robberies in Germany had been linked to Drach, who has a history of criminality, dating back to his notorious kidnapping of Jan Philipp Reemtsma in the 1990s.
- In a surprising turn of events, Drach, already serving time for his role in the Reemtsma kidnapping case 25 years ago, now faces charges in a series of court cases for bank robberies and attempted murder in various German states.
Source: www.stern.de
