Procedure in Kellermayr Case in Germany Discontinued

Kellermayr was presumably heavily threatened by the anti-vaccine scene. In the summer of 2022, she took her own life. An unknown perpetrator, who called himself "Claas," expressed sadistic fantasies, while a German sent emails and messages from his own address, threatening to bring her before a "people's tribunal" and have her imprisoned because of her statements on Corona.

Kellermayr Case: Acquittal for German in Wels

The then 61-year-old German had to answer before the Regional Court in Wels in the spring. The charge was dangerous threat with a consequence of suicide. He was acquitted with final effect. The court did not consider it proven that his messages were a contributing factor to the suicide of the vaccine advocate. For the criminal offense of an "ordinary" dangerous threat from Germany, the German authorities would be responsible, the judge in Wels explained at the time.

During the trial, the man did not deny his messages - or rather, his lawyers did not deny them, as he himself hardly spoke. However, he only saw a mutual argument, as Kellermayr repeatedly responded to him. And the defense emphasized that by "people's tribunal" he meant, for example, the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Proceedings in Germany Closed

After the acquittal in Wels became final, the ball was in the court of the German authorities. As the Munich General Prosecutor's Office informed upon APA request, the proceedings against the 61-year-old have now also been closed in Germany "for factual reasons."

"In principle, the statements in question, according to the interpretation of the Munich General Prosecutor's Office, fulfilled the offense of threat and contained announcements to imprison the victim for a longer period without a legitimate trial," said the General Prosecutor's Office. But taking into account its own and the Wels findings, "it had to be concluded that the accused, according to his - albeit erroneous - understanding, did not intend this meaning. Rather, he - erroneously - assumed that he was not threatening with illegal acts, but that the victim would face proceedings before future, then legitimate courts." Thus, intent could not be proven against the accused.

Are you in a desperate life situation and need help? Talk to other people about it. Support services for people with suicidal thoughts and their relatives are offered by the suicide prevention portal of the Ministry of Health. At www.suizid-praevention.gv.at, you can find contact details of support facilities in Austria.

(APA/Red)

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