"Missing" from court

Grill House Owner Hides from Justice While in Pretrial Detention

A futile wait for Mirsad A. at the Palace of Justice: The court only learned by chance that he should have been brought in from custody.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Eva Manhart/zVg)

The criminal proceedings for arson, fraud, and ripping off a blind restaurant patron—as reported by the “Krone”—will have to wait, but Mirsad A. was now supposed to have appeared in court to face charges of robbery. But he used his pretrial detention, of all things, to “go into hiding.”

Normally, pretrial detention ensures that defendants actually appear in court. Normally. But Grillhaus clan leader Mirsad A., following a seemingly endless list of allegations—arson, fraud, robbery, and ripping off a blind guest (as reported by the “Krone”) —can now also claim the “feat” of managing to hide from the justice system while in pretrial detention.