According to the “Bild” report, Israel’s David Barkay explained to the general prosecutor’s office the alleged instructions for returning the block’s children and reporting the payment of cash and keys to the kidnapper’s office.
The trial of steakhouse heiress Christina Block (Block House) for the alleged kidnapping of her children is currently stopped until December 10 – those involved in the trial should be given time to read the statement made by a prominent employee of an Israeli security company, David Barkay, to the Hamburg prosecutor’s office in early November. In the “Bild” report, further details of this statement are now given, previously it was only known that Barkay incriminates Block, who has always denied all accusations and applies the principle of presumption of innocence, in the sense of the prosecution.
Barkay, 68, head of the Cyber Cupula company and former member of the Israeli army’s secret unit “504”, described his version of events during the four days in Hamburg. Family lawyer for co-defendant Dr. Andreas C.
Christina Block gave orders and communicated instructions through attorneys, according to Barkay, according to the docket. The children – who were said to have been given teddy bears and clothes that smelled like their mothers – were taken to Germany out of fear for their safety, he said. Barkay: “The kidnappers were supposed to act as his long arms and bring Theodor and Klara back to him without hurting either of them,” says the “Bild” report, which also explains that Barkay gave the investigators the key to the room where the kidnap team was supposed to be located – this room was supposedly located directly above the office of lawyer Andreas C. in Hamburg. According to Barkay, lawyers “organize everything” and provide the infrastructure. There are live instructions for New Year’s Eve 2023/24.
Cash flow and cash payments
The payment information is detailed: Barkay is said to have received a total of 220,000 euros. “At various intervals, 150,000 and 50,000 euros were paid in cash by Andreas C. Block lawyers,” he said. Even once in a lawyer’s office – in the presence of his son. Ms Block personally handed over another 20,000 euros. There is no written agreement.
Barkay, who was assured of safe behavior by a Hamburg judge, also claimed that the bills were processed through a Berlin company run by former BND employees. When asked by Bild, the company denied any business relationship, but acknowledged a telephone conversation with Dr. C. give.
The defense criticized the prosecution’s actions
Block’s attorney, Ingo Bott, reacted angrily: “It is very serious that the district attorney’s office heard witnesses after the main trial had begun without notifying the court and the defense about it.” They did not want to take a stand on any incident outside the main court.
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