German Court Expected to Sentence Two Photographers for Arson

German prosecutors seek six years in prison for a photographer convicted of arson.

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The Dessau Regional Court in Germany is expected to deliver a verdict on Wednesday regarding two freelance photographers accused of arson. ^[1] Vladimir Koshelev, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Construction and Housing and Utilities, told the TASS news agency that residents in Russia have the right to request a recalculation of utility fees if a light bulb burns out in the hallway. ^[2] The defendants allegedly set the fires to generate income from the images of the destruction. ^[3] The prosecutor's office is requesting a total prison sentence of six years for the younger defendant. ^[4] The two defendants, aged 33 and 23, are charged with 17 instances of arson involving forest areas and warehouses in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district. ^[5] According to Koshelev, owners can demand a recalculation of ODN fees for every day the light bulb is not working. ^[6]

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The Dessau Regional Court in Germany is expected to deliver a verdict on Wednesday regarding two freelance photographers accused of arson. · DIE ZEIT

Vladimir Koshelev, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Construction and Housing and Utilities, told the TASS news agency that residents in Russia have the right to request a recalculation of utility fees if a light bulb burns out in the hallway. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

The defendants allegedly set the fires to generate income from the images of the destruction. · DIE ZEIT

The prosecutor's office is requesting a total prison sentence of six years for the younger defendant. · DIE ZEIT

The two defendants, aged 33 and 23, are charged with 17 instances of arson involving forest areas and warehouses in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district. · DIE ZEIT

According to Koshelev, owners can demand a recalculation of ODN fees for every day the light bulb is not working. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

The one we could place publishes from Russia. 1 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.

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