Process in January 2024: Four accused in court for violent attack on ZDF team

Process in January 2024: Four accused in court for violent attack on ZDF team

In January 2024, the trial of four people will be accused of attacking a ZDF team during a demonstration against the Corona measures in Berlin. According to a court spokeswoman, three men and a woman before the Tiergarten district court are supposed to answer for dangerous bodily harm. This information was confirmed by the court spokeswoman on request and previously published by the "Heilbronner voice".

The two men come from Berlin while the woman and her brother come from Baden-Württemberg. According to the indictment, they are said to have entered the ZDF team on May 1, 2020, some of them with metal bars. On behalf of the "today's show", the affected television team was on a demonstration against the state Corona measures. The attack occurred in a side street near Alexanderplatz.

The attack was said to have been involved in the attack, up to 25 hooded and black -dressed people, the police previously announced. The state protection of the State Criminal Police Office responsible for politically motivated acts took over the investigation. The examinations were partly complicated. The investigators searched for witnesses and asked for photo and video recordings. DNA traces were also secured at the scene. After a court order, the investigators were finally allowed to take and use by six suspicious DNA samples.

The Berlin public prosecutor's office is convinced that the four accused the ZDF team, consisting of journalists and guards. They are said to have put down their victims while they were masked and then kicked the heads of the people lying on the ground with great force. According to the public prosecutor, two victims temporarily lost consciousness. Some of the attacked persons suffered significant injuries, some of which had to be treated surgically.

The process in January 2024 shows whether the accused can be held responsible for their actions. This information is based on the official information and were provided by the German Press Agency (dpa).