three men will stand trial at the Lucerne Criminal Court
They are accused of numerous offenses in connection with a kidnapping
"My client should be acquitted in full
The confiscated items should be returned to him," the defense lawyer demands
"We are dealing with a special case today." The defense attorney quotes the course of the crime from the indictment and says: "Honestly
it's a Hollywood scene what's going on." An accomplice had said this and Hamza F.'s defense lawyer had to agree
The defense lawyer then talks about a sum of money that Hamza F
He says: "My client is not a criminal." He has a business and earns good money
The defense lawyer then refers to the car that the accused allegedly took from Endrin A.
Then the lawyer adds: "The private plaintiff is a liar and a fraudster."
The president gives the floor to Hamza F.'s defense lawyer
The lawyer begins with the words: "My client is guilty." But he is not guilty of the things he is accused of in the indictment
as well as the public prosecutor's office
meet again in front of the Lucerne Criminal Court
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"Extra people came from Spain (...) to settle the matter with the money"
the men summoned him to Buchrain LU on December 8
beat him and inserted a beer bottle into his anus
who is a fugitive and therefore not on trial
used a pair of garden shears to cut one of his little toes
He could not explain what the accused wanted with his cell phone
"They didn't want the cell phone right away," he says
did not want to release it to the investigating authorities
I have a right to privacy," asserts Endrin A
"Was there anything that the investigating authorities could have found that would not have been so pleasant for you?" asks the president
Why couldn't the investigating authorities themselves have judged what was important and what was not
One of the lawyers wants to know whether Endrin A
can demonstrate what exactly happened in the room at the beginning
should he hit you now or what do you have in mind?" asks one of the judges
says he doesn't want to demonstrate anything
The court president says: "You were moderately cooperative during the investigation"
I was always very cooperative." Now he wants nothing more to do with the defendants
"I'm traumatized by these people," says Endrin A
"We don't have to fool ourselves
the case history is dubious," said the public prosecutor in his summation after questioning the accused
had several contradictions in his statements
Even during the questioning in the morning
he had not been able to clear up these contradictions beyond doubt
Anyone who moves in the millieu is also entitled to legal protection," said the public prosecutor
it was not possible to remember every complex context and the exact sequence of events
The statements would be consistent with the investigation reports
The public prosecutor's office is demanding 5 years in prison and a 10-year ban from the country for all those involved
stating in a conversation that he himself was in possession of the video showing the penetration
He later told the police that he had only said this in order to obtain the video
"But at no time was he in possession of a video showing the penetration
Otherwise he would certainly have submitted it to the public prosecutor's office
It was in no way credible." There is no video of penetration because there was no penetration
The only existing video had been made to expose Endrin A
admits that he wanted to blackmail Endrin A
Regarding the accusations of kidnapping and deprivation of liberty
the lawyer says that the qualification of deprivation of liberty has not been met
"I heard from the public prosecutor today that G was not cooperative
only those who testify and admit something are cooperative."
The second day of the trial will follow on Tuesday
The judge interrupts the trial for the day
The plea of the other two defense lawyers would take too long to be dealt with today
The trial will therefore continue tomorrow at 9 am
Expulsion from the country should be refrained from
had hardly any roots in Serbia and had friends and family here
"An expulsion from the country would be disproportionate even if the sentence were severe." His serious illness also outweighed the public interest
"We have heard that he could also treat his illness in Serbia
As if that would be so easy," says the lawyer
also denies that he ever had a pistol in his hand
let alone that he put one in Endrin A.'s mouth
"No pistol was found at the scene." There was also no trace of the second pistol mentioned in the indictment
was no longer able to make any precise statements about the pistol
"But it is unlikely that something so important can no longer be remembered."
no longer knew which hand the pistol had been in
"But what he said was that he was 100 percent sure that the person who committed the crime had his finger on the trigger
How could he know something like that?" asks the lawyer
had stated in a conversation that he himself was in possession of the video
There is no video of penetration because there was no penetration
The accusation of sexual assault is non-existent
There are no documented injuries on the body part in question
The private plaintiff had not reported the injury
the actual insertion of the glass bottle in the anal area would "undoubtedly have led to the most serious injuries"
but not the injury that would have supported the most serious accusation."
The fact that the crime scene had allegedly been cleaned was irrelevant
Because no DNA of the victim was found on the beer bottle either
"Why should the bottle have been cleaned and then left at the crime scene anyway?" asks the lawyer
"The injuries would have been far worse if the victim had been beaten with steel hammers for more than 20 minutes," the lawyer continues
It is much more likely to have been rubber or plastic hammers
"That certainly can't be the case," says the lawyer
"If the secateurs had been squeezed shut
the toe would undoubtedly have been severed." Dritan G
Dritan G.'s lawyer is calling for a majority acquittal
he should be found guilty on the core charges of kidnapping and deprivation of liberty and attempted extortion
A partial prison sentence of 30 months should be imposed
of which 6 months should effectively be served
The lawyer said that the prosecution was talking about several hammers hitting the defendant at the same time
Testimonies had revealed that "the man with the most clothes
was not actually mentioned as a defendant in the witness statements
The witness did not initially incriminate Dritan G
The police later added in the report that it was assumed that the witness was afraid of Dritan G
The public prosecutor closes his summation after around 1.5 hours
The judge interrupts the trial for 15 minutes
he was also significantly involved in the crime
the public prosecutor demands a prison sentence of 5 years and a 10-year ban from the country
He had corresponded with the victim and made recordings of the crime
He has shown no remorse and has not cooperated
the public prosecutor's office is requesting a 5-year prison sentence
no case of hardship is apparent." Therefore
a 10-year expulsion from the country should be imposed
Now the public prosecutor comes to the guilty plea
"The accused were massively violent in the context of vigilante justice and did not shy away from sexually assaulting the victim"
He had been uncooperative during the investigation and had played a significant role in the crime
A prison sentence of 5 years and 10 days will be handed down
the public prosecutor considers this to be a case of particular hardship
the accused had committed a serious crime and was involved with the Hells Angels
"He poses a serious threat to public safety in Switzerland," said the public prosecutor
He is requesting a 10-year ban from the country
had already written in a chat beforehand that it would be "better to take Vaseline with you"
"This shows that the penetration with the beer bottle was probably planned well in advance," said the public prosecutor
"There is no other explanation for the fact that no traces could be found despite the admitted presence of several people."
The defendants had behaved in an extremely coordinated manner
That is why the actions of the others should also be attributed to them
had also been present from the beginning and had helped with the tying up
According to Endrin A.'s initial statements to the cantonal police
he was probably no longer able to remember the events exactly," the prosecutor explains
in Buchrain LU at the time had noticed injuries on him
"This is in stark contrast to the statements of the accused."
testified at the trial that "terrible pictures were taken
but with the consent of Endrit A." Genti T
also remained silent for the most part during the interrogation when it came to the crime
they would hardly have flown in a top international criminal from Spain."
The prosecutor says Genti T.'s testimony is not credible
he and another defendant had rented a hotel room in eastern Switzerland
but after just a few days he had repeatedly traveled in and out
The public prosecutor says that during searches
a shisha water pipe modeled on an AK-47 was seized
"It seems understandable that Endrin A
thought this imitation was real in this situation."
the man with protective gloves is repeatedly visible
A person wearing conspicuous clothing was also visible
It was precisely this clothing that was later seized from Hamza F
"Everything points to the fact that Hamza F
The movements of the accused are documented with cell phone data
had exchanged information in a chat that has since been secured by the authorities
which the public prosecutor describes as "not exactly friendly"
"That is a huge step and not a matter of course in this milieu." In addition
a top international criminal "flew to Switzerland especially to be beaten up." He wore protective equipment so as not to leave any traces behind
That shows that it wasn't just about a conversation - otherwise they could have met somewhere other than a place to which none of the people had any connection."
Those present at the first meeting on 5 December had initially suggested leaving the car there as a depot
he was suddenly told that he would never see the car again
there were already known notes with demands
"but not always at the forefront"
He was then driven to the Hells Angels clubhouse in Lucerne
"A Hells Angel came out and told him he was lucky
They had actually ordered him to be dismembered and thrown into the forest," the public prosecutor recounted
The three defendants are on trial today on the basis of these accounts
testified a total of four times before the Lucerne public prosecutor's office
had stated that he had repaid part of the debt
The public prosecutor essentially recounts the events
money and then demanded around four times as much money back
"They beat him at full throttle without saying a word," the public prosecutor quotes the accused as saying
He was then tied up and forcibly undressed
They also pressed on his left toe with pliers
After he refused to hand over the pin code of his cell phone
The trial now continues at the Lucerne Criminal Court
Genti T.'s defense requests that camera images from Zurich Airport be evaluated or that the parking ticket be found
adding that it would be taken into account if necessary
is convinced that Endrin A.'s aim with this charge is to get as much money as possible from the state
Other men could also testify that he left after 45 minutes
He was also not present during Endrin A.'s transportation to Lucerne
He had not even been able to observe an argument
if he could bring the car back after the trip to the airport
is said to have requested right at the beginning that the GPS data be analyzed
was a colleague of his and they had met during the summer vacations
had invited him to Switzerland in December 2022
"I never came to Switzerland in my life to collect debts
I wouldn't do something like that."
He is asked what it would mean for him if he was no longer allowed to come to Switzerland
He had never taken action against Endrin A.
testified that he had also been assaulted by him
he's lying." He had not been at the Hells Angels bar
I can't be in two places at the same time." During the journey to the airport
he and the unknown man had not spoken to each other
"He was on the phone the whole time"
He had never been to these premises before
had been flashed by a speed radar in the Mercedes in question
He did not know that a meeting had already taken place on December 5
He did not know what had happened in the pub during this time
He then drove an unknown man to the airport
this was probably the man wanted by Interpol
who is now a fugitive and is therefore not on trial
such as a pair of garden shears or a shoe in his mouth
He had seen these photos during the interrogation
He was only there for 45 minutes and then drove to the airport
"Nobody touched him during the time I was there." But he did not know what happened afterwards
says he had no knowledge of the money he owed
had told him they were going for a coffee on the spot
He had not known about money owed to the Hells Angels or anything similar
He announces that he wants to make statements
"They have no connection to the case." Otherwise
does not answer many questions - what role the Hells Angels played
also does not want to make any statements about the flight dates
there were two flights from abroad to Switzerland within a few days
Files on keys and car sales are also an issue
"Endrin A.'s accusations are not true
"I have a wife and three children"
He doesn't want to say what he lived on before
"No statement." He owns land in Macedonia and wants to farm there again later
is also questioned about Endrin A.'s statements
merely saying: "You also heard what I heard"
says: "I'll leave that to the court." This concludes the questioning of G
"I was given this environment because I am a nice person." The speaker says that a deportation from the country is also under discussion
"That would be my downfall," he says
"My environment down there (in Serbia
editor's note) is incredibly far away from me
Whether he understands that as good integration
"My understanding of good integration is that you say hello to each other and treat people well."
The questioning of the three accused now begins
says he will not make any statements beyond the police report
"It is your right not to make any statements
But it is also my right to ask you questions
Then we'll play the game every time," says the referee
The referee asks whether there are any indications on the notes that the Hells Angels have made demands of Endrin A.
does not want to say anything about this either - or whether he himself is a member of the Hells Angels
He himself suffers from a severe form of Crohn's disease and has many friends who could distract him
"I think about that day in December every day," says Endrin A
One of the lawyers wants to know if Endrin A
should he hit you now or what do you have in mind?" Endrin A
"But they came at me from the very first second."
Now the defense lawyers put their questions to the accused
he is asked how well he knows about weapons
He is then asked why he knows exactly that it is an AK-47
"Everyone knows what an AK-47 is."
He couldn't explain what the accused wanted with his cell phone
the court president wants to know again why he didn't release the cell phone
"Would there have been anything that the investigating authorities could have found that would not have been so pleasant for you?" asks the president
I have a right to privacy." The court president says: "You were moderately cooperative during the investigation"
"I don't want to have anything more to do with these people
I'm traumatized by these people," says Endrin A
The defense lawyers are now talking to the accused
"But I know that he was in the car with me to Lucerne." They had driven to the Hells Angels' neighborhood
The Hells Angels had nothing to do with the incident."
"But a gun was held to my head." The gun was loaded
but he no longer knows whether it was held to his mouth
repeatedly refers to the statements he made during the interrogation
"I'm in therapy and don't want to go into full detail any more
otherwise I won't feel well," says Endrin A
several of the men were already standing there with a hammer in their hands
made videos and talked about it publicly," says Endrin A
they called people by video call." He was afraid for his life on the spot
When he went to the hospital after the crime
he initially said that he had fallen down the stairs
"But the doctor immediately realized that wasn't true."
had given his word that nothing would happen to him
The court wants to know why he went to the second meeting even though he knew he couldn't pay
took the piss out of me," says Endrin A
had sworn that nothing would happen to him
that they could drive to the scene and sort it out in peace
the meeting was scheduled at a petrol station
He still felt reasonably safe there because it was a public place
then told him it was too cold and that he should come upstairs
"Everything was already prepared on site
initially played no part in the whole thing
"Then he suddenly contacted me." At an initial meeting on 5 December
"I needed money and he helped me." The court referee asks why he did not want to disclose his cell phone during the interrogation
there was enough evidence that came together afterwards - and I am the victim."
"The whole thing was between me and Hamza F." He knew Dritan G
The accused are now led out of the courtroom
is led into the courtroom through a side door
The accused will follow the questioning via video
The court president explains the course of the proceedings
It is a major trial that will continue today and tomorrow
This will be followed by the pleas of the public prosecutor and the defense lawyers
He has asked not to be confronted with the defendants and is therefore waiting in a separate room
There is confusion right at the beginning because one of the defendants wants to have it translated into another language
The trial was originally scheduled to start at 9 am
the start is likely to be delayed: everyone involved is still waiting
and there are several officers in uniform outside the court
used a pair of garden shears on one of A.'s little toes
also held a pistol in A.'s mouth during the several hours of captivity and explained that "shooting is not good
whereupon they threatened him with a knife
were then taken to the club room of the "Hells Angels" in Lucerne
There the men withdrew to a room and finally let Endrin A
The list of charges is therefore long: the men are facing charges of attempted extortion
The public prosecutor's office is demanding several years in prison and expulsion from the country