Magdeburg Police to Release Images of Violent Offenders to the Public
As part of investigations into serious rioting during the second-division match between 1. FC Magdeburg and Dynamo Dresden, police intend to publish photographs of suspects.
Magdeburg Police to Release Images of Violent Offenders to the Public
Investigators in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt will soon display photographs of alleged rioters on the internet and on public posters. The background to this is the serious rioting that occurred during the second-division match between 1. FC Magdeburg and Dynamo Dresden at the end of January.
Since then, a special task force called "Umlauf" has been working at high pressure on investigating the incidents. More than 20 police officers and women are engaged in finding those responsible for the violent acts. According to police spokesman Stefan Brodtrück, investigations are underway against more than one hundred people, to whom specific offences can be attributed during the riots. In two particularly serious cases, there is a suspicion of attempted manslaughter; for the vast majority, the charges concern serious breach of the peace – a crime that can be punished with a custodial sentence of between six months and a decade.
The investigation has proven extremely complex, as each individual must be assigned a provable criminal offence. To this end, officers are sifting through a huge volume of data of approximately 27.5 terabytes from various video sources. The investigators' motto: thorough rather than swift.
To date, five suspects have been passed on to the football club. The club has already imposed four stadium bans, with a fifth to follow shortly. FCM chief executive Martin Geisthardt praised close coordination with the security authorities. He assured that future bans would likewise be enforced consistently.
In the coming weeks and months, police intend to continuously report further identified individuals to the club and the judicial authorities. The club, meanwhile, is responding with tightened security measures: protective barriers in the away fans' section are being raised by 1.50 metres, an external consulting team is revising the security concept, and a new full-time position for a fan liaison officer is being created.
Source: MDR.de
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