The focus on trial against rocker: kidnapping and brutal violence in focus!

The focus on trial against rocker: kidnapping and brutal violence in focus!

On February 12, 2025, an important process began before the Fulda district court. Two alleged members of a rocker gang, aged 24 and 22, are accused of kidnapping, abuse and extortion of a 22-year-old man. The serious allegations rely on an act that is said to have taken place in May 2024. According to the investigation, the victim was lured into a car under the pretext of a harmless meeting and then driven into a garage where the brutal incidents developed.

In the garage, his cell phone was taken from the victim and threatened with a weapon. The allegations of the use of violence are alarming: a truck and a knife have been used, while the victim was tied up with tank tape and threatened with a pistol. The mention of the "dolphin treatment" is particularly worrying, according to which the victim should be beaten in such a way that it bends. This throws a dark shadow on the methods that are used within such groups.

interference of the rocker scene

The victim was previously a member of the "Ottomans", a group that is considered a branch of the now banned rocker club "Ottoman Germania". This organization is suspected of being involved in numerous criminal activities, including drug trafficking, weapon shops and violent crime. According to the reporting of Focus , the rocker gang "Osmanen Germania" is in a desolate state and could be on the brink of the final resolution. Many of their leadership figures, including Mehmet Bagci and Selcuk Sahin, are currently sitting in prison for attempted murder, predatory extortion and coercion.

The rocker gang, which was founded in 2014, has decreased from originally over 6,000 members worldwide to a frighteningly low level. Operating facilities, such as the clubhouse in Dietzenbach, are now left, and the gang hardly seems to be active. The disputes with other rocker groups, such as the Kurdish "Bahoz" rocker, have asked the police several times to intervene against the violent conflicts.

blackmail and threats

In the current case of Fulda, the victim is threatened with a blackmail of 10,000 euros, whereby further threats against him and his family should be applied in the event of refusal. But the attempt to get the money from his father also ends in an alarming turn: the father informs the police, which led to the arrest of the accused. The victim reported loss of consciousness as a result of the abuse and has suffered from severe traumatic experiences since then.

The defenders' defenders did not provide any information at the beginning of the trial, but it was announced that ten trial days were scheduled, with the sequel on Wednesday. The investigators refer to possible power struggles within the rocker scene or alternative reasons such as personal disputes, such as a woman.

rocker groups such as the "Ottomans" are closely related to organized crime. The structure of these groups is hierarchical and is documented by self -rules and an effective community, which demands particularly strict loyalty and a little willingness to cooperate with the police. The police see a considerable dark field in rocker crime, since the crimes from these groups are often not reported and intimidation among members are the order of the day.

The incidents related to the "Ottomans" and the current events in Fulda not only throw a light on the structures of these rocker groups, but also on the associated social challenges. The police are challenged to combat both the existing crimes and break through the structures that favor such criminal activities.