Political
A 16-year-old, who was originally suspected of being involved in the November 2 terrorist attack, was released from custody on Tuesday afternoon, according to a newspaper report.
18.05.2021 18.34
Online since yesterday, 6:34 p.m.
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The Vienna Higher Regional Court upheld an appeal. The suspicion has not been confirmed or substantiated “also from the police point of view”, reports the “Presse” (Wednesday edition). The young person now has to meet a number of deradicalization requirements.
Cell phone could not be unlocked
The Office for the Protection of the Constitution, even with the help of Europol, was unable to crack the young Kosovar Albanian’s mobile phone code. According to the press, he was not ready to cooperate and was always silent during the interrogations. But “despite the phone that has not yet been unlocked” – as the decision of the three-judge senate of the OLG says – the suspicion that he was involved in the Vienna terrorist attack has not been substantiated.
Engmaschiges Deradikalisierungsprogramm
However, since there is still suspicion that he is a member of IS (for which there is a risk of five years in prison), a close-knit deradicalization program was imposed on him: the 16-year-old has to live with his parents, his brother is only allowed to be in the presence of supervisors from those responsible for deradicalization programs Clubs Neustart or Derad or the Extremism Amount Office meet.
