Review in the process: Neo -Nazi boss not guilty of an arson attack - fall from 33 years ago in Saarlouis

Review in the process: Neo -Nazi boss not guilty of an arson attack - fall from 33 years ago in Saarlouis

process in Koblenz: ex-neonazi acquitted from murder grant

Today, the 55-year-old former neo-Nazi boss Peter St. was acquitted at the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz. He was accused of having found his friend Peter S. to commit an arson attack on refugee accommodation in Saarlouis 33 years ago. The court decided that no "psychological aid" could be proven.

A historical case of neo-Nazi violence

The case caused a sensation because the arson attack in 1991, in which the asylum seeker Samuel Yeboah from Ghana was killed, remained unsolved for a long time. The police had hired the investigation at the time, which led to later excuses for the poor work.

The trial against Peter St. got rolling after a dropout from the neo-Nazi scene claimed that there was a meeting where St. said that "something should burn here". This statement formed the basis for the indictment of murder aid.

disagreement about the judgment

While the defense advocated an acquittal, the federal prosecutor demanded a prison sentence of six and a half years. In the end, the court decided that the evidence of direct participation in the crime was not sufficient to justify a conviction.

This process throws a light on the darkness of neo-Nazi violence in Germany and shows how long the effects of such acts can be felt. Although Peter St. has now been acquitted, the memory of Samuel Yeboah remains and the question of justice.

- Nag