Mentally ill bombendroher: No costs for Linz police!

Mentally ill bombendroher: No costs for Linz police!

On May 22, 2024, Austria, Austria, occurred in a serious incident when a caller made a bomb threat against a twelve floors of the police. The man announced that "in five minutes" exploded a little. As a result, the police reacted immediately and evacuated the said building. Fortunately, it turned out that no explosives were found so that the employees could return after the deadline. However, the incident caused considerable legal consequences for the caller.

such as [5min.at] (https://www.5min.at/5202506281045/bombenalarm-in-linz-anrufer-HABLET-FUER-THEMENT CHISTEREN/), the man was confronted with an invoice of 4,420 euros for the application costs. The person concerned filed a complaint against this bill. In a decision, the state administrative court of Upper Austria confirmed that the man does not have to pay for the costs of evacuation. The reason for this is his mental illness, which was available at the time of the criminal act, which the court rated as crucial for its inability to blame.

mental illness and legal consequences

mental illnesses can play a complex role in criminal law. According to the regulations of Section 20 of the Criminal Code, someone is incapable of guilt if, due to a pathological mental disorder, he cannot see the wrong of his deed or act afterwards. The court found that the man suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was in a psychotic phase at the time of the crime. Such a disease limits the ability to insight and the ability to control considerably, which protected it from a criminal conviction.

The St. Gallen public prosecutor's office had started a procedure for dangerous threats against another man from Switzerland, which is associated with threatening emails against various facilities in Austria. In the meantime, investigations against another group of perpetrators from Germany are also underway. It is important to mention that the person concerned in Linz is not identical to this other man.

repeated disorders of public peace

How [right portal.de] (https://www.rechtsportal.de/rechtsprechung/2023/bgh/schuldprege-wegen-stoacht-dEhtrichter-friedens- through S-126-ABS.-1-no. reports, the case shows that the accused not only noticed due to the bomb threat in Linz. Previously, he had reimbursed various unfounded criminal complaints to the police in the past and tried to get into a daycare center with a dummy bombing to attract attention. In this incident, he even placed a radius -like object on the windowsill and barricaded the doors. This behavior led to a major police operation.

However, the order for the accused of the accused in a psychiatric hospital was rejected, since the district court did not recognize a high probability for future considerable crimes. This statement could be based on the fact that despite its mental illness in the past, no serious crimes have been committed.