In the trial of the alleged murder of the Kassel District President Walter Lübcke, the defendant Stephan Ernst wants to give his defense lawyer answers to questions raised by the victim’s family. This should probably happen next Thursday, said lawyer Mustafa Kaplan, who represents the 47-year-old German before the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Frankfurt.
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Irmgard Braun-Lübcke and son Jan-Hendrik Lübcke had testified as witnesses. The widow had said that she and her sons were looking for the “full truth”, after the last few seconds, the last minute in Walter Lübcke’s life. What did he see, was there eye contact, was there a final exchange? “I want the full truth, which might help us to process it a little better,” said Braun-Lübcke in court in mid-November.
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When he appeared in court in the summer, Ernst had already assured that he would give the Lübcke family answers to their questions. This should also deal with the role of Markus H., who was accused of aiding and abetting, about whom Ernst had given different information in his confessions before the police and in court. The federal prosecutor’s office assumes a right-wing extremist motive. H. is said to have influenced Ernst politically.
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A witness testified on Thursday who worked as a helper for Ernst’s ex-defender Frank Hannig. It was also about the making of Ernst’s second confession. In it, Ernst described Lübcke’s death as an accident. Co-defendant H. held the gun when the shot accidentally came off. The witness reported that Hannig had told him that H. had “moved more and more into focus” in the conversations with Ernst. After a certain time, Ernst said that H. had also been at the scene and wielded the weapon. The shot was accidentally released.
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In the trial before the OLG, Ernst had indicated that Hannig had suggested this description to him in order to obtain an admission from H. Shortly afterwards, Ernst and his lawyer separated.
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In addition, on Thursday witnesses testified to the knife attack on an Iraqi refugee, which Ernst is also accused of. The couple had come to the scene on the way home and had initially suspected a traffic accident in view of the man lying on the street. At that time, another man was already there and took care of the injured person, both witnesses said. The man then called the emergency number. Shortly afterwards, people from the nearby refugee accommodation were also added. However, both witnesses had few concrete memories of the incident more than four years ago.
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