(Berlin) On the 9th July 2017, four young men sexually assaulted a
woman at the Neukolln metro station in the German capital. When her Husband
complained they turned on him and put him in Hospital. As the entire incident
transpired inside a U-Bahn station ,
video evidence was instantly available, however
for some very strange reason the German police sat on the pictures of
these violent sex pests for 6 months and only released them yesterday.
That release has seen all 4 men arrested.
data-lang="en-gb">Now the people of Berlin are asking:
#Fahndung:— Polizei Berlin (@polizeiberlin) 2 January 2018
Einer Frau am U-Bhf. #Neukölln von hinten zwischen die Beine gegriffen.
Ihren Ehemann getreten und geschlagen.
Unsere #Kripo sucht mithilfe von Bildern vier tatverdächtige, junge Männer.
Link zu den Bildern: https://t.co/WA40Vn49sQ
^tsm pic.twitter.com/zLArK1Z5OX
“Why did it take six months to release these picture?”
Police chief Winfrid Wenzel explained that the decision to
release such footage required a judge's permission. He stated :
'Before a public manhunt is started, all previous investigations must be completed.'
However according to Germany's biggest newspaper Bild, such images are often withheld because authorities want to prevent a possible stigmatisation of certain groups.
