The Frankfurt public prosecutor's office apparently now has 54 suspects on charges from this past weekend riot-action (in the shopping district).
Charges dangling? Well...breach of the peace, aggravated assault, burglary, and attacks on police officers .
More folks to be detained, as video is reviewed? Looks that way.
In the past....you might get arrested...charged-up, and maybe eight months would pass before your case came up. It appears now that these folks are on a shortened schedule...probably to face a judge within 90 days.
Getting more than a year in jail? It appears that the prosecutor is pushed to press hard. If you were stupid and did some kind of aggravated assault or attack on police/ambulance crews/firemen....you might be in a serious case with up to 10 years of prison time. State laws got more strict last year about attacks on medical personnel and firemen....treated at same level as policemen now.
Video playing a key role? The judge will put a lot of weight on 'proof'.
Frankfurt looking for more tools for future riots? Just by the statements made....there's likely to be another couple of hundred cameras set-up over the next year.
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