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Dresden (dpa / sn) - Shortly before the start of the process of a fatal knife attack on tourists in Dresden, the victim commissioner of the Saxon government, Iris Kloppich, condemned radical Islamist attacks.
They are "attacks on our democracy, on our peaceful coexistence," said Kloppich on Friday in Dresden: "The criminal investigation is an important step to atone for injustice and to restore justice."
It is of fundamental importance that this despicable act is dealt with under criminal law: "This is absolutely indispensable for the victims and their relatives, for all witnesses and first aiders affected and for our society as a whole".
The trial against a 21-year-old Syrian begins on Monday at the Dresden Higher Regional Court.
He is accused of attacking two tourists with a knife in Dresden on October 4, 2020.
A 55-year-old man from Krefeld died shortly afterwards in hospital, a 53-year-old from Cologne survived seriously injured.
He is a joint plaintiff in the proceedings for which the State Security Senate has scheduled twelve hearing dates until the end of May.
The federal prosecutor's office accuses the Syrian of murder, attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.
He wanted to punish the two men with death as "representatives of a liberal and open social order that he had rejected as" unbelieving ".
“We are aware that the suffering that has happened cannot be eliminated through a process.
The wounds remain deep, ”emphasized Kloppich.
That is precisely why it is important to continue to support those affected with all of our efforts and to stand up for democracy.
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