Freedom of Romanian Masonry, sentenced to prison in Austria for 800 euros stolen from a bar, although it had a salary of 4,000 euros. What excuse found the lawyer
Freedom article – published Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 16:31 / Updated Tuesday, May 27, 2025 16:31
A 35 -year -old Romanian was sentenced to prison in Austria for theft, although he earns a good salary as a mason. right Libertatea.rothe man was tried at the Feldkirh Regional Court for participating in a series of burglaries.
The accused already had 10 previous convictions and initially tried to hide this. His last conviction was in Belgium, five years ago, when he received a suspended sentence for 16 months for breaking.
Romanian mason, sentenced to prison in Austria for 800 euros stolen from a bar
After that, he found a job in construction in Austria, where he earns between 3,500 and 4,000 euros per month. However, the past is last.
The man is accused of two breaks committed in 2019 in Baden Bei Wien and Dornbirn. Together with two accomplices, he stole 600 euros from a premises and later sports clothing and money from another place.
“I received 800 euros. The clothes were sold by the other two,” the Romanian said before the court. He invoked his difficult situation from a financial point of view and the fact that he was a father alone.
What excuse found the lawyer
His lawyer claimed that the accused came to Austria to seek work, but he got into a “wrong entourage”.
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Prosecutor Christoph Stadler was skeptical of the accused's statements. “It all started in 2008 with burglaries in Romania, Belgium and Spain. I do not think the attitude of the accused has changed and that he will no longer commit crimes in the future,” the prosecutor explained.
The court's decision is not yet final. The case of this Romanian mason is not isolated. Recently, another Romanian was involved in an unusual case in Germany, where he stole his own BMW that had been stolen two months ago.
These incidents raise questions about the integration and opportunities offered to Romanian workers abroad, as well as the efficiency of the justice system in preventing the relapse.
