Vienna-Währing: EU-provisional command-Romanian pickpocket!

Vienna-Währing: EU-provisional command-Romanian pickpocket!

In Vienna-Währing, the police arrested a 37-year-old Romanian citizen who is in the sight of the judiciary. The man was sought on the basis of a European arrest warrant and was recognized on July 9 at 1:30 p.m. at a high-speed station by an outdoor official in the operational group to combat street crime. Immediately after his statement, the official informed his colleagues on duty, who immediately checked the identity of the person I was looking for and temporarily arrested him. Shortly before he was arrested, he is said to have committed a further pickpocketing, reports the The investigation showed that the suspect could be assigned a total of 24 crimes. The police spokesman emphasized that the investigation will continue to be continued intensively and that the arrested person will be heard in the coming hours. Details on the specific offenses have not yet been announced, but the man is suspected of having committed several commercial thefts and thefts as part of a criminal association.

The legal procedure that led to the arrest is based on a European arrest warrant (EUHB). This enables a judicial authority in an EU country to request the arrest and handover of a person in another EU country. The procedure is based on the principle of mutual recognition of judicial decisions and applies in all Member States of the European Union. The aim is to ensure effective law enforcement or the execution of a prison sentence, according to the information from E-Justice .

When using the EUHB, the focus is on both the procedural rights of the suspects and strict deadlines. A decision on the enforcement of the arrest warrant must be made within 60 days of the arrest. If the person concerned reacts to the proposals for handing over, this must happen within only 10 days, which is considerably accelerating the process. A review of mutual criminal liability is not necessary for certain criminal offenses that are threatened with a prison sentence of at least three years.

Current crime statistics in Europe

Crime in Europe is a topic that is shaped by many factors. Statistics show that in 2022 numerous arrest warrants were issued and enforced in the EU. These figures are an indicator of intensive cooperation among the member states in the field of law enforcement. In 2021, for example, a total of 14,789 arrest warrants were issued and 5,144 of them were carried out. According to the data of Eurostat , the use of the EUHB is increasingly being more coordinated, which is of great importance for public security in the EU.

The arrest of the Romanian national underlines the strengths and challenges associated with such international agreements. It remains to be seen which further developments will arise in this case and how the judicial authorities will continue to proceed in both Austria and in Romania.