Death of Oury Jalloh: one last attempt

The relatives of Oury Jalloh do not give up: they want to force a new trial against policemen who should have killed the fugitive 2005 in a cell.

Death of Oury Jalloh: one last attempt
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    On Friday evening, ARD Einealte repeated episode of crime scene. In a scene in it, policemen forcibly lock an African fugitive into a cell. The officials throw him to ground and search him. Then tie him backwards with hands and feet to a flat couch, extinguish light and leave it alone. The next setting shows a completely burned-out Zellemit a charred corpse in it. Verbrannißt result.

    As inspiration, screenwriters served case of Oury Jalloh. Jalloh, a refugee from Sierra Leone, was 37 years old. He died on 7 January 2005 in number five arrest cell in basement of Dessau police station. He lit himself, claiming policemen present this evening seirhartnäckig. Past Donnerstagaber, day before crime scene, new clues were published. They are Jallohing suspicions that it could have been killed – like man imfilm.

    In crime scene, case is solved at end and a cop derRevierwache as a murderer. The screenplay deviates from Derrealen template: In case of Oury Jalloh, Public Prosecutor Hall DieErmittlungen had ceased in October of this year.

    Doubts about Selbstanzündung

    Now y are to be resumed. This is what Gabriele Heinecke wants to achieve, lawyer at JallohsFamilie. Twelve years after his death, she has not only lodged a complaint against StaatsanwaltschaftHalle's disposition. She will also put a criminal complaint against MutmaßlichenTäter, she announced now. They are identifiable by name, SagtHeinecke: "You must finally go to court."

    Numerous opinions were given in twelve years since Jalloh death. Lastly, eight reviewers had re-examined case in summer of last year, among m mainly fire experts. They have Brandtestsdurchgeführt and tried to zurekonstruieren scene in arrest cell. Jalloh is said to have died of a so-called inhalant heat shock after being Matratzeentzündete with a lighter. This is official version. For this, it would have to be at least 180 degrees hot in cell within a short time.

    There is always doubt about this diagnosis, because it does not clearly fit legal medical footprint. Alsoversuchten evaluators to create a solchenBrand on basis of results of investigation. It was just not possible. The result was obvious to deshalbfür seven of eight experts: Jalloh, according to her conclusion, could have lit up himself.

    The prosecution concluded file surprisingly

    Even Folker Bittmann did not pass this result. Bittmann, chief prosecutor, had been insisting on derSelbsttötungsorie for years. According to opinion, however, apparently even he went from a verb rechenaus. The chief prosecutor handed file to DieGeneralstaatsanwaltschaft in April. He even called concrete policemen, and his suspicions were now addressed. The attorney general issued file re-examination to prosecutor's Hall.

    But instead of beginning again, she closed Überraschenddie file. The re-examination also "did not result in sufficient tatsächlichenAnhaltspunkte for participation of third parties in firing", is stated in explanatory memorandum. and also evaluation of numerous expert opinions VerschiedenerFachrichtungen "only concluded that concrete eruption of fire, its course and behaviour of Oury Jalloh not be reliably resubmitted and cannot be clearly evaluated".

    Date Of Update: 21 November 2017, 12:02
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