onsdag 14 mars 2012

New investigation in Dresden court stabbing case

Two officials at the German court where a man fatally stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman are facing a routine investigation for manslaughter after the victim's husband filed a complaint, a Dresden prosecutor said Saturday.

The investigation was opened several weeks ago against court president Gerd Halfar and judge Tom Maciejewski, who was in charge when Alexander Wiens stabbed Marwa al-Sherbini to death at a July 1 hearing, prosecutor Christian Avenarius said. The killing caused outrage in the Muslim world.

Wiens was convicted Wednesday and given the maximum sentence of …

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