Acquittal after C&A-RAID – rebuke for the top court

the was acquittal for the then 39-year-old Spaniard and his 33-year-old American girlfriend in the process before the Zurich high court in November 2017. And according to the principle "in dubio pro reo" – if in doubt, for the accused. "The mere probability is not enough for a guilty verdict," said the Chairman, and spoke of an "unsatisfactory result for the state's attorney".

the court to the wife for the five-month detention in satisfaction of 25'000 Swiss francs and your Partner for almost two years in prison to be awarded to 70'000 Swiss francs, was consequential.

The Couple had been indicted for complicity to robbery. It is supposed to have given to a Slovak brothers the tip to hit the fashion house C&A in the downtown in October 2015. The loot amounted to 140 000 francs. The American worked there and knew the Code to the staff entrance and knew that on the Day in the safe a lot of money was. The brothers were arrested in the episode, you were left following the signs to the escape with your private car with your own number and could be identified thanks to surveillance cameras. In addition, one had to leave the crime scene DNA traces behind. The brothers were convicted by law for robbery to four and five years.

state's attorney intervened

Against the acquittal of the pair of the state's attorney in the Federal court brought a complaint, which this guthiess. "The lower court's assessment of evidence and conclusion is not clear," write the judges of Lausanne in the judgment. The Pair had been friends with the brothers closely, in addition, the Spaniard was on the phone with the robbers before the crime and then taken with you. The woman put out, in consequence of the contact details on your phone.

In Addition, had the robbers knowledge of the regularly changing access code, and the woman was, of all things, the Panic is not present. A causal contribution to the infringement of the pair is created right genüglich, writes the Federal court. The two were punished. The Zurich district court had sentenced the woman to a partially suspended sentence of two and a half years, of which you ten months to serve. Her Partner was sentenced to four years.

The Pair is now the next Wednesday, prior to the Supreme court, and must answer for complicity to robbery. (Tages-Anzeiger)

Created: 30.01.2019, 14:30 PM