The 20-year-old defendant had on 5. January with four accomplices by ladder, the roof of the WDR-funkhaus climbed and a poster with the inscription: "WDRliche Media campaign to stop! GEZ sabotage!" unfurled. In addition, the men threw leaflets.

The defendant, the trespassing and violation of the Assembly law have been accused of, admitted at the Cologne district court to participate in the action. It was a response to the "Outcry" against the so-called "Umweltsau"-song of the WDR children's choir. In the satirical-meant song the children had sung in the choir on the melody of "My grandma drives in the chicken coop motorcycle", among other things, "My grandma is an old Umweltsau". Around the turn of the Year 2019/2020, the song caused a Shitstorm in social media and led to rallies against and in favour of the West German radio (WDR) in Cologne.

Three other proceedings against adults in the district court pending

The 20-Year-old confessed in court to his membership of the protection of the Constitution as the extreme right perceived movement of the "Identitarian". Because the Apprentice is living in the country for mechanical engineering with his mother, encouraged the youth court assistance, the application of juvenile criminal law. The assessment of the Prosecutor's office joined only reluctantly and eventually agreed to a termination of the proceedings against money circulation. Otherwise, extensive Subsequent investigations, were at the maturity level of the 20-Year-olds have been necessary. "I don't want to bloat the procedure here unnecessarily," said the Prosecutor.

a spokesman for the district court to dpa-demand told, are three other cases against adults because of the action in the district court pending their trial date has not yet been determined. Against a further, likewise adolescent accused of the procedure to be separated and for whose residence the competent public Prosecutor's office in Stuttgart has been made. After the scorching heat of the Storm: hail, Gale-force winds and up to 60 litres of rain at the weekend, a PCP coming To furnace-like heat of the Storm: hail, Gale-force winds and up to 60 litres of rain coming on the weekend

ter/dpa Updated Date: 01 August 2020, 11:26