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GERMANY: FATHER OF RACIST HANAU ATTACKER JAILED

Elizabeth Schumacher
03/02/2023March 2, 2023

The father of a man who killed 10 people and himself has been sentenced to 70
days in jail. He had refused to pay legal fines after harassing victims'
families.

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The father of the man who killed 10 people and himself in a racist and
xenophobic terror attack in the city of Hanau was arrested and brought to jail
on Thursday, prosecutors in the city confirmed.

The 76-year-old, whom police have said is also a known right-wing extremist, has
refused to pay a court-ordered fine over earlier legal issues.

He will now have to serve 70 days in jail for the 70 days he has refused to pay
the fine, which is now €4,200 ($4,440).


REPEAT OFFENDER

Hans-Gerd R.* has come before the Hanau court several times since his son
attacked a shisha bar frequented by immigrant communities in 2020. 

He has violated the Protection Against Violence Act at least six times,
prosecutors said, and has refused to observe a restraining order granted to the
mother of one of his son's victims after she cited him for harassment.

Local broadcaster Hessenschau reported that he approached her again last
Thursday.

According to officials, R. currently has 37 cases pending against him. He has
been reportedly shown up at victims' houses, and harassed individuals and
businesses in the Kesselstadt district where the 2020 attack took place.

He has also been reported to authorities for racist verbal attacks against
participants at a demonstration near his home.

On the night of February 19, 2020, the man's 43-year-old son shot and killed
nine people at two bars in Hanau. He then killed his mother and himself.

A later investigation revealed that he had sent his extreme right-wing manifesto
to the Public Prosecutor General several months earlier, but no police action
was taken.

*Editor's note: DW follows the German press code, which stresses privacy in
criminal cases for both suspects and victims.  

 

Edited by: Amanda Rivkin

Elizabeth Schumacher Elizabeth Schumacher reports on gender equity, immigration,
poverty and education in Germany.
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