Review in Anklam: martial athletes stays unpunished despite the serious injury!

Review in Anklam: martial athletes stays unpunished despite the serious injury!

Anklam, Deutschland - On November 21, 2021, the situation overturned in Anklam when a martial artist and security guard was involved in a violent argument. A 37-year-old man who was seriously injured on the eye that night is now faced with the consequences: he is almost blind in one eye. In a current judgment, the Pasewalk District Court acquitted the 29-year-old accused, which caused disappointment with both the victims and their relatives.

The court found that there was no sufficient evidence to confirm that the accused, who worked as head of security, did not act in a self -defense situation. Judge Gerald Fleckenstein said that the credibility of the testimonies, including that of the companion of the victim, was questionable. In this context, it was emphasized how important it is to thoroughly check the circumstances of an incident.

A look at the background

The dispute, which led to this incident, broke out after the security chief had refused to enter the disco to another man. This led to the injured party and his friends wanted to clarify the situation himself instead of calling the police. In the subsequent wrangling, there was an attack on the chief of security, who stated that he had only acted in self -defense. He admitted to striking what the question raised, what is legally considered self -defense and where the boundaries lie. This topic was dealt with in a spectacular case of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), in which the interpretation of self -defense law was decisive. There it was emphasized that self -defense is not illegal and, in certain cases, as if exceeded for fear or horror, criminal liability can be excluded.

The type of injury to the injured party was serious: he suffered two breaks in the eye socket and irreparable retinal injuries that required three operations. The forecast of the forensic doctor is dark: full blindness in the injured eye could be the sad reality. Despite these challenges, however, he can continue to work on a boat construction company, which shows how resilient he is.

The legal framework and the consequences

The public prosecutor had called for a prison sentence of one year and eight months, which should be suspended for probation. But the defending lawyer Wolfgang Kratz made an application for acquittal, which was ultimately accepted by the court. The disappointment was great when not only the acquittal, but also the application for compensation was rejected. This gives rise to the question of how the legal system works in such cases and which right victims of bodily harm have. Statistics data from the Federal Criminal Police Office show that assault offenses in Germany have been very important in Germany for years and that clarification has often been challenging. In the period from 2014 to 2024, there were numerous cases recorded by the police that impressively illustrate the problem.

This judgment is not yet final and there is the possibility of an appeal by the public prosecutor or the co -action within a week. It is to be hoped that the further legal steps will lead to more clarity and the victims of bodily harm will receive justice that they are entitled to.

For more information, read the article by SVZ.de href = "https://ht-strafrecht.de/blog/defensio/zu-unrecht-vermst-bgh-ivrän-in-pektakulaerem-fall-von-notwehr/"> ht-strafrecht.de and the current statistics on the subject of bodily harm at Statista.com .