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A day after the B.Z. report on a gang rape in the crime-ridden Görlitzer Park in Kreuzberg, there was a first arrest!
As prosecutor Karen Sommer announced in a joint press release by the judiciary and police on Thursday, one suspect had been arrested. An arrest warrant had been issued to him because of the urgent suspicion of rape. “The 22-year-old suspect” is now in custody. According to senior public prosecutor Sebastian Büchner, the arrested person is a man from Somalia.
She emphasized: “Against other suspects will continue to be determined.” The act happened on June 21 in Görlitzer Park. Literally, she said: “In the early hours of the morning, several men allegedly raped a 27-year-old woman. In addition, her 27-year-old friend is said to have been injured by the men with objects and brought to the ground. Valuables were also stolen from the two victims.”
Stephan Weh, Berlin state chairman of the police union, had previously spoken of the first “arrests” in a statement on the security situation in the park. Initially, Weh defended the Berlin police’s controversial publication strategy. He asked for understanding that the police would not publish rapes of their own accord.
But then he said verbatim: “When communicating, the police must always remember not to jeopardize investigations. In the current case, given the first arrests, it can already be said that the level-headed and cautious approach is bearing fruit.”
It was not initially known how many suspects in the gang rape were identified and arrested.
According to current statistics, from the end of January to June there were already eight serious crimes involving the keywords “rape/sexual assault/sexual assault” in Görlitzer Park. “In addition, there were 13 “other sexual offences”. 21 deeds this year alone!
A day after the B.Z. report on a gang rape in the crime-ridden Görlitzer Park in Kreuzberg, there was a first arrest!
As prosecutor Karen Sommer announced in a joint press release by the judiciary and police on Thursday, one suspect had been arrested. An arrest warrant had been issued to him because of the urgent suspicion of rape. “The 22-year-old suspect” is now in custody. According to senior public prosecutor Sebastian Büchner, the arrested person is a man from Somalia.
She emphasized: “Against other suspects will continue to be determined.” The act happened on June 21 in Görlitzer Park. Literally, she said: “In the early hours of the morning, several men allegedly raped a 27-year-old woman. In addition, her 27-year-old friend is said to have been injured by the men with objects and brought to the ground. Valuables were also stolen from the two victims.”
Stephan Weh, Berlin state chairman of the police union, had previously spoken of the first “arrests” in a statement on the security situation in the park. Initially, Weh defended the Berlin police’s controversial publication strategy. He asked for understanding that the police would not publish rapes of their own accord.
But then he said verbatim: “When communicating, the police must always remember not to jeopardize investigations. In the current case, given the first arrests, it can already be said that the level-headed and cautious approach is bearing fruit.”
It was not initially known how many suspects in the gang rape were identified and arrested.
According to current statistics, from the end of January to June there were already eight serious crimes involving the keywords “rape/sexual assault/sexual assault” in Görlitzer Park. “In addition, there were 13 “other sexual offences”. 21 deeds this year alone!
