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A man of Turkish origin was sentenced today in Braunau to two years’ unconditional imprisonment for aggravated coercion. The Austrian citizen threatened to kill his wife if she refused to wear a headscarf.
The 37-year-old man, who is already serving a five-year prison sentence for aggravated assault, is alleged to have made dangerous threats against his wife during their daily telephone conversations.
“If you don’t wear a headscarf from now on, I’ll break all your bones, kill you and cut your head off your body. I don’t care if I get 20 years for it,” said the defendant. Instead of apologizing, however, the man indirectly reproached his wife and dismissed the threat as a harmless argument. “I scolded her, she scolded me. I am ashamed that I am here as a defendant because of my wife. It was a perfectly normal marital argument.” He explained why she should wear a headscarf: “I told my wife to wear the headscarf until I was out of prison. So much has been heard, that’s why I told her.” His wife confirmed a little later during the interrogation that he was alluding to the protection that Muslim women with headscarves had against harassment by Muslim men, since they can be recognized as believers. The motive was jealousy: “My husband is not religious, for him the headscarf means that nobody is looking at me and that I am honorable,” said the petite witness and added: “I now have a different cell phone number because I’m afraid.” She doesn’t feel safe despite the fact that her husband is in jail. “I know him, he has had me threatened and followed by his friends. He has said he will get an ankle bracelet and then he will teach me,” she said.
Judge Stefan Kiesl sentenced the accused to two years of unconditional imprisonment. “Seldom has a decision been so easy for me. I believe your wife’s every word and have no doubt that what she said is one hundred percent true,” said the judge. Kiesl commented on the defendant’s behavior with the words: “It couldn’t be more reprehensible. After receiving five years in prison for an incredibly aggressive act, you are trying to manipulate people from prison. The two years imprisonment can also be seen as a general preventive measure. The clear message must go out that such attitudes cannot be tolerated in our society. ”
The Turk was convicted of a knife attack in 2019. Because of debts, he stabbed a man in a betting shop in Braunau with a 20cm long jackknife. He was then sentenced to 5 years in prison.
A man of Turkish origin was sentenced today in Braunau to two years’ unconditional imprisonment for aggravated coercion. The Austrian citizen threatened to kill his wife if she refused to wear a headscarf.
The 37-year-old man, who is already serving a five-year prison sentence for aggravated assault, is alleged to have made dangerous threats against his wife during their daily telephone conversations.
“If you don’t wear a headscarf from now on, I’ll break all your bones, kill you and cut your head off your body. I don’t care if I get 20 years for it,” said the defendant. Instead of apologizing, however, the man indirectly reproached his wife and dismissed the threat as a harmless argument. “I scolded her, she scolded me. I am ashamed that I am here as a defendant because of my wife. It was a perfectly normal marital argument.” He explained why she should wear a headscarf: “I told my wife to wear the headscarf until I was out of prison. So much has been heard, that’s why I told her.” His wife confirmed a little later during the interrogation that he was alluding to the protection that Muslim women with headscarves had against harassment by Muslim men, since they can be recognized as believers. The motive was jealousy: “My husband is not religious, for him the headscarf means that nobody is looking at me and that I am honorable,” said the petite witness and added: “I now have a different cell phone number because I’m afraid.” She doesn’t feel safe despite the fact that her husband is in jail. “I know him, he has had me threatened and followed by his friends. He has said he will get an ankle bracelet and then he will teach me,” she said.
Judge Stefan Kiesl sentenced the accused to two years of unconditional imprisonment. “Seldom has a decision been so easy for me. I believe your wife’s every word and have no doubt that what she said is one hundred percent true,” said the judge. Kiesl commented on the defendant’s behavior with the words: “It couldn’t be more reprehensible. After receiving five years in prison for an incredibly aggressive act, you are trying to manipulate people from prison. The two years imprisonment can also be seen as a general preventive measure. The clear message must go out that such attitudes cannot be tolerated in our society. ”
The Turk was convicted of a knife attack in 2019. Because of debts, he stabbed a man in a betting shop in Braunau with a 20cm long jackknife. He was then sentenced to 5 years in prison.
