Mafia murder murder process in Vienna: Court is faced with the explosive decision!

Mafia murder murder process in Vienna: Court is faced with the explosive decision!

In the Vienna Regional Court, an unprecedented case from the mafia milieu is currently being treated. The 29-year-old defendant, Stefan K., is under severe guard and is accompanied by six judicial officers. The public prosecutor speaks of murder, torture and a series of other crimes that were committed as part of the continuing conflict between Montenegrin clans, in particular the Skaljari clan and the KAVAC clan. This rivalry, which has existed since 2014, already cost around 80 people life in Europe, including murder attacks such as a failed in winter 2018 in front of a well -known Viennese restaurant.

The process revolves around a planned murder attack that could be thwarted by happy circumstances. According to a report by krone.at was the original intention to murder two members of the Kavac clan. A first attack with a car bomb failed due to a weak battery power, and communication problems between the contracting skill led to the target persons survived. Stefan K. is said to have acted as a "observator" and selected the time for the attack after he had traveled from Montenegro on March 8, 2020.

failed murderer

The Federal Criminal Police officers were able to uncover the failed consolation, which provided for a double murder with a car bomb and Colombian order murderers in spring 2020. The bomb builder had technical difficulties, so that the planned attack on February 22, 2020 could not be executed as desired. One of the targets escaped unharmed, while the BKA secured a variety of chat messages that Mwiesen that civilian victims were accepted.

The defense of Stefan K. criticizes the evidence based on decrypted crypto chats that were transmitted by French authorities. This type of surveillance is not allowed in Austria. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court confirmed in March 2023 that the use of evidence was legitimate in a similar case. The jury seem to believe in the innocence of the accused, which is why the pre -trial detention could end.

The background of the clan conflict

The violence and attempts at murder between the Montenegrin clans can be classified in a larger context of organized crimes. According to Berliner Zeitung are active in the EU. Put threats to security and the rule of law. Over 25,000 members of these gangs are committed to drug trafficking, fraud and other crimes, with the lack of official surveillance opportunities hinder the work of the police.

In the specific case, complex questions about efficiency and the possibilities of law enforcement arise. Andreas Holzer, the head of the BKA, calls for an extended monitoring of the communication services to better support the police in the fight against organized crime. The developments in the clan structure also show that these groups act internationally and act highly professionally, which makes it difficult to combat their machinations.

With the current process in Vienna, it becomes clear how dangerous the entanglements between international criminal clans are and how important it is to act against these networks. The outcome of this procedure could be groundbreaking for the future handling of such cases.