Ten gang members must appear in court in Vienna. The indictment provides insight into the professionally organized structures.
Established hierarchy, successful recruitment strategies and an accounting of their income from protection fraud – ten young people were criminally well organised. In Vienna-Meidling – around Steinbauer Park, the gang’s base – they are said to have spread fear and terror. And then offered the victims security in exchange for monetary payments.
“They wanted to ‘make money’ and ‘be cool like a gangster’ and brag about the attacks,” the Viennese prosecutor’s office wrote in its 133-page indictment. This provides precise insights into the highly professional structures of the gang, led by an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old. They were called ‘the greats’ by those of lower rank. Right among them: the 16-year-old ‘department head in Steinbauer Park’, defended by lawyer Florian Kreiner. The “Crackys” were the end of the gang that called itself the “Tokarev Protection Mafia”.
Arsons, theft
Particularly in the crosshairs of the extortionists from September 2023: the “Telefoon-Inder”, a mobile phone store operator in the 12th arrondissement. Three arsons with Molotov cocktails and fireworks, an armed robbery and a blackmail letter with an assault rifle cartridge were intended to convince the business owner to pay 25,000 euros. However, the gang members could be arrested beforehand.
It seems to have been clear to them that they would end up in court for this, as was the case in Vienna on May 17: “We will get life in prison anyway after these fireworks,” writes a gang leader.
Due to the age of the suspects this is not possible, but long prison sentences are…
Source: Krone
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