The start of the trial against five members of a Polish gang of thieves had to be postponed. The suspect had stolen expensive luxury cars in Lower Austria. The total damage: 1.2 million euros.
In March, the police in Lower Austria managed to attack the car mafia. As reported, investigators from the State Criminal Investigation Service were able to track down ten Polish citizens between the ages of 21 and 38. They would have stolen 15 expensive Mercedes, BMW and Porsche vehicles from July to October 2021 in Tulln and Baden, among others. The total damage amounts to approximately 1.2 million euros.
Four suspects were missing
The trial of five of the ten gang members in St. Pölten should have started yesterday. But four of the suspects failed to appear at the morning hearing. The reason: You were released and returned to your home country. So after months of detective work, which eventually led to the arrest – including the use of Cobra and breakneck chases – of eight of the ten perpetrators, please wait.
Extensive research process
“Because this is a non-complex procedure in the vehicle theft offense and the reason for detention is the risk of committing a crime, the statutory length of pre-trial detention is a maximum of six months,” explains Birgit Eisenmagen, spokeswoman. before the regional court in St. Pölten, on the request for release “Kroon”. However, due to the extensive investigations involving several suspects, this term was exceeded. Only when all charges are final would an international arrest warrant be issued.
Process suspended
The trial against the one perpetrator who was still in prison and therefore present in St. Pölten has been postponed until next week. The suspects have not confessed. According to Leopold Bien of the St. Pölten prosecutor’s office, they are charged with the offense of commercially serious theft as part of a criminal organization. This carries a prison sentence of up to ten years.
Source: Krone
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