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- Two men must answer to the Dorneck-Thierstein district court. This is a robbery in the small community of Metzerlen ten years ago.
- The process takes place in a secret location. This is the only way to guarantee safety, says the local court.
- The defendants are said to have connections to an international criminal network.
The case caused a stir in the spring of 2010: a 71-year-old man was brutally assaulted and seriously injured in his home. A few months later, he succumbs to his injuries in hospital. The victim is the then mayor of Metzerlen-Mariastein in Solothurn Schwarzbubenland.
For years, researchers groped in the dark. A reward is offered. Only years later did the authorities capture two alleged perpetrators. Now the process begins before the competent district court of Dorneck-Thierstein. The defendants are a 40-year-old Dutchman and a 43-year-old Serbian. It is said that you are responsible for the murder in Metzerlen and you are also charged with armed robbery.
One wrong advice led to the farm
The prosecution assumes that the men had visited the country house in Metzerlen on behalf of a 66-year-old Serb. They believed they were robbing a safe with cash and valuables in the millions. However, they found nothing. The alleged client of the robbery is a 66-year-old Serbian. He is charged with qualified robbery and is currently in Serbia.
According to the results of the investigation, the defendant had received a tip that there should be large assets in this single-family home in Metzerlen. According to their own information, the police authorities also managed to identify the alleged informant. However, the woman has already passed away. As a result, the criminal investigation into her was terminated.
Trial in a secret place
Legend:
In 2013, the Geneva judiciary tried a case against members of the Pink Panthers. At that time, protection measures were also implemented.
Keystone
The Dorneck-Thierstein Judge Office will negotiate the case in at least three individual days. A trial is not expected until a later date. The public is excluded, representatives of the media can follow the negotiation by videoconference. These rigorous security measures are unusual, as confirmed by the district court to the newspaper “bz Basel”. It is probably the most complex process in your history.
The defendants are said to have connections to the “Pink Panthers” criminal organization. Behind this name is an international ring of jewelry thieves, said to have originated in the Balkans. Even in previous trials against alleged members of this network, the security measures were massive.
Slow start of the process
At the beginning of the trial, several defense attorneys filed motions in court. Among other things, it concerned the question of whether the alleged Serbian mastermind had been properly served with the summons to the hearing. The veracity of the extradition of one of the main defendants from the Netherlands is also questioned. Currently, the hearing is suspended so that the prosecutor can comment on the motions.
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