Berlin-Brandenburg : Abou-Chaker and the organised bird breeding

It is a wild story. Bird import from Australia, a breed club in the state of Brandenburg, on the edge of film producer Bernd Eichinger, the Berlin Clan size, Arafat Abou-Chaker and Rapper Bushido – so all in all a typical Berlin story. Add to that set investigation, on suspicion of trafficking of cocaine.

But from the front: The British "Guardian" reported recently that the Australian government had allowed a club in Germany between 2015 and November 2018, the export of 232 rare birds, including animals of the species "Calyptorhynchus latirostris and Calyptorhynchus baudinii," in ornithologist-known circles as the Carnabys black cockatoo or Baudins black cockatoo. Also the glossy black-cockatoo and the blue crown Lory.

The wall of the parrot club.Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

The Association is called "Association for the conservation of threatened parrots", in English: Association for the conservation of endangered parrots. The Guardian quoted Australian government officials with the words, the club would never have been the export of birds approved, would have been the criminal past of the club heads is known. Because of the personality rights of the man should be mentioned at this point that the man has a criminal record, among other things, for fraud and offences of Violence. But that was almost ten years. Everyone can change.

the chief of The parrots club would operate in close relations to the Clan

the speech is at the "Guardian" of it, that it is in the Australian government's concerns to have, to allow the Association to export the birds – because of the no Zoo, but a private collection. But the export was linked to the fact that the animals are bred in a Zoo, and shown. The "Guardian" will have evidence that birds are to be offered for large sums of money for re – sale-made of beautiful oak, the former Club, where the club head is alive. The dispute, to have something to do with the Offers.

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on top of that, Arafat Abou-Chaker appears, most active member of the Lebanon-born family, which was noticed by acts of violence, property offences and drug offences. The head of the parrot club had close relations to the Clan. There is a photo to show how both Arafat's brother to pick up after a prison sentence for pimping from prison. A few years ago, the Association-in-chief for months was a car with a luxury on-the-go, logged on to Arafat Abou-Chaker. Both of them had known each other back then, but now you can connect any business relationship, insured the club head.

"Arafat brought Eichinger to pay money to him

" Also, Bushido, civic anise fer-Chichi, plays a role, once a business partner of Abou-Chaker. With business partner doesn't hit it. Bushido was made dependent on and came out of this special relationship. For months, the separation of the two deals with the security authorities, Bushido is the protection of police. In a "star"-Interview Bushido also mentioned in the autumn is also a "donation to a parrot club". It was published in 2010 Film "the times change you" about Bushido of film producer Bernd Eichinger. I played loyal to Arafat. For Abou I want to-Chaker money to see. "Arafat brought Eichinger to pay the money to him," said Bushido. 200 000 euros should have been the "Constantin Film" and then paid. In the spring, the "image reported:"newspaper, Bushido, and Abou-Chaker "donated a lot of money" to a "parrot club in Brandenburg, the Chairman of the Berlin public Prosecutor's office is also expected to organized crime".

in the world, a infamous Clan member of the great cinema – and now parrots? Demand at the Association's chief: "All propaganda." It was all in order, you work only with governments, only last week you had more birds from Australia, the club is non-profit. Make money – it's not. Everything was clean, the tax authorities officially confirmed.

In the case of animals, it is a lot of money

Also in the case of the Prosecutor Frankfurt (Oder), which has set 2015 proceedings against the club head, and Abou-Chaker on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering, is nothing New. The procedure years ago it had been through the tax man. They had noted a donation of Abou-Chaker to the Association. The Association office was relocated in the spring of of beautiful oak to Hannover – according to the figures, a protection measure. In the case of animals, it is a lot of money. Only around a Thousand visitors per year visit the facility.

Federal environment Minister Barbara Hendricks (l) adopted at the Berlin-Tegel airport, the two Spix's macaws.Photo: dpa

His breeding station of the Association in Rüdersdorf, behind Berlin's Eastern city border. The district office in Märkisch-oderland has the facility in 2014, before the start of the business with Australia, as the Zoo is allowed. This is necessary so that animals may be imported and bred. From the district office, it means that The system will "regularly, at least once a year, in a controlled manner. There were no violations.“ The club's work in the preservation and breeding of endangered parrot species "so far, very tight and transparent" with the Federal Agency for nature conservation in Brandenburg state office for the environment, according to Potsdam. According to current knowledge, and multiple "on-the-spot-Checks" would be available no evidence "for the protection of species unlawful acts". Also a marketing of the birds is possible. It was in Australia's endangered species.

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in fact, the club has become known for something else: He's breeding Spix's macaws. In Brazil, they are extinct. Thanks to the breeding in Rüdersdorf, the animals can be released into the wild in Brazil. Even the former Minister of the environment Barbara Hendricks (SPD), adopted in 2015, two Spix's macaws at the airport Tegel in the direction of Brazil, and smiled into the cameras. What remains of the wild story? In the bird business was chattered a lot, says an Insider.