Testimony concerning the murder of Theodoros Boulgarides was as expected \u2013 many photos of the crime scene and the apartment, a thorough explanation of the fatal wounds inflicted, an explanation by a weapons expert that the three shots had been fired from the by now well-known Ceska pistol.<\/p>\n
By contrast, the questioning of a police officer who had investigated the Yozgat murder case in Kassel showed quite clearly why Nazis were able to kill ten persons without the police even considering a racist or Nazi motive:
\nIn September 2013, more than seven years after the murder of Halit Yozgat, a police officer sits in court and explains in a chipper tone that the relationship of his investigation group to the victim\u2019s family had been just great, that the family had always been very open towards them. That the investigation was conducted primarily against the family, that the telephones of all family members were tapped, that even an undercover investigator was used \u2013 all this does not seem, in the mind of this witness, to contradict his story in any way, nor does it seem to be a reason for him to feel regret for the inadequate way he handled the investigation.<\/p>\n
A victim\u2019s counsel representing the family relates that the victim\u2019s father had complained to a police officer of Turkish descent, asking that the police stop treating the family as suspects and stating his conviction that his son as well as the other victims had been killed for xenophobic motives. He had stated that he was unable to see any other possibility, that it could only be a madman randomly killing foreigners.<\/p>\n
The witness replies that he cannot recall any memo written by that colleague. Also, he claims that Mr. Yozgat had never said something to that effect to him. \u201cWhy don\u2019t you ask Mr. Yozgat\u201d, he asks the attorney, after all the relationship of the police and Mr. Yozgat had always been very good.<\/p>\n
And what\u2019s more, the witness claims, of course the police had investigated in all possible directions. Upon being asked what investigations had been conducted into a possible racist motive, he stammers: well, they had asked about brawls at the victim\u2019s school that could have been due to racist motives, and they had even talked to a friend of the victim\u2019s. There had also been some clue concerning Iraqi Kurds. But they had not found any reason to consider a religious\/political motive for the crime.<\/p>\n
It is apparent that until this day, the officer has not realized that his investigative group \u201cCaf\u00e9\u201d has hindered rather than helped in elucidating the background to this crime.<\/p>\n
It is likely that his insolent explanation may only serve as a taste of what is to come next week. After all, next week\u2019s trial will see the testimony of Andreas Temme, an officer of the domestic secret service (\u201cOffice for the Protection of the Constitution\u201d) who was present at the crime scene at the time of the murder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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