Berlin – It won’t be a normal funeral. The number of guests is unclear, the police are ready at the cemetery. Funeral of a clan chief mother!
Police accompanied the funeral but made a cautious statement: “We will be present,” a spokesman said Thursday. A spokeswoman said on Friday that 200 officials were at the scene. Their tasks: monitor compliance with corona regulations and traffic safety.
Arafat Abou-Chaker am FriedhofPhoto: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE / Reuters
It is not yet known how many relatives and mourners are expected on Friday morning. A BILD journalist estimated the number to be at least 300. There were also lists that mourners should register on, but not all would have done so, he noted.
Arafat Abou-Chaker accepts the condolences of a mournerPhoto: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE / Reuters
Reminded guests to arrive early as parking is limited. “Please park only in permitted places,” he points out to the mourners. “Out of respect for the deceased, we ask them to be kind to each other,” he continues and recalls: “There will be a lot of police, perhaps also the media, in the place.”
It also notes the applicable Corona measures: “Please note current hygiene measures, there is a mask requirement.”
Police make sure there are no traffic jams due to people waiting and dropping off visitors in groups, the spokeswoman said. Otherwise, people would have to keep their distance or wear a breathing mask. The cemetery also has masks prepared for this, the police spokeswoman said.
Local police supervise compliance with applicable regulationsPhoto: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE / Reuters
The funeral service should end around 1 pm, he said.
Currently at the Berlin court
The police were already there on Wednesday night at a funeral for the deceased in Berlin-Neukölln and also ensured compliance with the hygiene rules of the crown there. There were about 100 mourners. Up to 250 visitors were allowed.
Arafat Abou-Chaker is currently with three of his brothers before the Berlin district court.Photo: Pool / Getty Images
Four children of the deceased woman, clan chief Arafat Abou-Chaker, 44, and three of his brothers, are currently before the Berlin district court.
They are accused of threatening, insulting, jailing and assaulting rapper Bushido. The charges are filled with attempted predatory extortion, deprivation of liberty, dangerous bodily harm, coercion, insults and infidelity.
The hearing was interrupted on Monday because the mother of the accused was in very bad condition. According to information from BILD, she is said to have been in the hospital with a corona infection.
The process will continue on September 30; the break was planned in advance.
The mother of the Remmo clan, of Arab origin, was buried in the cemetery of the Twelve New Apostles in Schöneberg in April. At that time, 250 officers, checkpoints for mourners, civilian investigators, loudspeaker announcements and a helicopter were in action at the Schöneberg district cemetery.
Photo: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE / Reuters
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