Breaking the deadlock

The action by attorney Geert Hatzmann to ask public attention for an ill-treatment case makes sense. It is probably not something the Public Prosecutor’s Office particularly likes, but when things are not going the right way, sometimes publicity is the only way to break the deadlock.

Hatzmann is a strong advocate for victim’s rights and when the situation calls for it he stands up for them in public too, not only in the courthouse.

When someone becomes the victim of ill-treatment and the identity and the location of the abuser are known a quick arrest is most of the times the next step.

Apparently, this time the police had better things to do and this has frustrated Hatzmann and his client as well.

We’ll learn soon enough whether the attorney’s public action has yielded the result he is angling for.