Crime – Freiburg im Breisgau – the process of filling up the creek bed continues – panorama

Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – In the trial against a farmer from the Glottertal because of a changed stream and endangered stone crabs, a witness from the fisheries control authority is to be heard on Monday. In addition, the police should take up-to-date photos of the offending area until the hearing (8.30 a.m.), as a spokesman for the Freiburg district court had said. These should help to assess whether the changes in the course of the stream can be reversed. The 62-year-old was silent about the allegations at the start of the process a week and a half ago.

According to the public prosecutor’s office, the man is said to have built a diversion for the Kandelbächle flowing there in 2020 in Glottertal (Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district) without permission on his property. He filled up the creek bed at around 20 meters. Despite requests from the authorities, he did not restore the original condition.

The prosecution explained that the property of the water body is said to have deteriorated as a result of the conversion. She has accused the farmer of violations of the Federal Nature Conservation Act, intentional water pollution and intentional endangerment of areas in need of protection.

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