An Unterlander with multiple previous convictions literally begged for a prison sentence during the trial before the Feldkirch Regional Court. Because of his drug addiction, he did not want to subject himself to the temptations of freedom.
“Greetings, Mr. K.! We already know each other. “You know how it works,” Judge Christoph Stadler greets the 38-year-old suspect. “Yes, eh,” answers the man who has been in pre-trial detention for five weeks for business theft and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
41 cases of beer stolen
About the crime: In mid-September, the unemployed man broke open several machines in a brewery and stole a total of 420 euros. He then squeezes under a roller door, steals 41 crates of beer from the production hall and transports them away in a ‘rental vehicle’ that he has previously connected. A few days later he broke into a business premises in Hohenems and stole 3,500 euros from a safe.
Better prison than the temptations of freedom
“Yes, yes, the matter is clear,” the suspect pleads guilty. Nevertheless, Mr. Rat asks, “Mr. K., you have only just been released from prison. Why are you doing something wrong again?” To which the alcohol and cocaine addict answers that he wanted improvement. So he moved to an alpine meadow for two weeks for introduction. But then he made the wrong decision.
“My addiction is my weakness. That’s why I need therapy. I could start in April,” says the 38-year-old insightfully. To ensure that he does not do any more nonsense until then, he asks the judge not to grant him a reprieve and to send him back behind the Swedish curtains.
The Council sentenced the reformed man to 15 months in prison, as charged. “Then, if you behave well, you will be released at the beginning of May and you can go to therapy.” The convict thanks him with a smile and marches back to his cell.
Source: Krone
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