4 years later luca was assassinated outside his home in june 29th his body discovered by his son weeks later special forces got their man stefan and over the course of the trial he confessed then retracted and later confessed again today the court has found him guilty of murder and sentenced him to life in prison . but a few talking ready to hear from undercover in the case of stefan and stop it is a spiral of violence that started when he was young. and on. despite today's guilty verdict many questions remain where are those involved and could the police have done more to protect. i'm sure nobody picked a hilly he's at the front of court with a verdict has been announced today so stefan has been convicted for murder tell us

more about the verdict. yes this verdict didn't come as a surprise jeff financed and he had confessed to the murder the evidence against him was just overwhelming he had to let the police to the murder weapon to the crime weapon the revolver and his motives were quite clear it was hatred against by to get against someone who had been supporting angle america's refugee policy so the evidence against him was just overwhelming that is why a life long prison sentence didn't come as a surprise and judge also acknowledged the severity of the guilt off and this means that he won't be able to apply for parole after 15 years it'll he'll spend probably at least 22 years in prison before he'll be able to apply for parole . but the recent report says that the defendant had dozens of contacts in the far right see could there still be accomplices on the loose. that is

absolutely possible this trial focused mainly on just one man marcus age and he was seen as a possible support offset financed and he was he didn't he was charged with accessory to murder in this case but he was acquitted today so there was not enough evidence for the judge today to convict him of accessory for murder but it is still possible that those 2 men were embedded in a network of neo nazis in the north of has where this crime happened there's an especially strong scene of power right extremists and so and parliamentary inquiry committee will look further into that because this trial didn't focus on these networks. but the mother of all to look at was the 1st rightwing terrorist killing of a politician since the 2nd world war. as the danger of right wing extremism in germany been underestimated both ortiz. many observers say so

also here at the trial the look of family has been very vocal his widow and his 2 sons and they have made clear that they think that the state has failed to protect their father from right wing extremists and the security services the domestic intelligence agency in germany has long been accused of having turned a blind eye on right wing extremists having focused instead rather on islamist extremism over the last years but now i would say that more resources have been put into fighting right wing extremism in germany and after several attacks that we had seen one of them being the look good murder and so there is hope that they will in the future succeed in preventing attacks like this and they are saying it 13000 people are belonging to that scene that are potentially violent people of the reporting from frankfurt thank you. as have

a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today u.s. president joe biden has signed a raft of executive orders aimed at curbing rising temperatures worldwide measures include posing all in gaza leasing on federal territory and doubling the country's offshore wind energy the order to establish climate change as a major national and foreign policy issue. kurdistan has a new president nationalist politicians are part of was sworn in at a ceremony in the capital bishkek he was released from prison in october after having a kidnapping verdict quashed the power of one close to 80 percent of the vote in a presidential election held earlier this month. police in moscow have raided properties linked to jailed opposition leader like they never meet and arrested his brother authorities searched the headquarters of the valleys anticorruption foundation as well as his family apartments tens of thousands rallied across russia

on sunday to demand of on his release from prison. team of experts from the world health organization has finished a 14 day quarantine in the chinese city of who they are now begin an investigation into the origins of the covert 1000 pandemic the 1st known cluster of the virus emerged in the city in late 2090. the european union and british swedish drug maker astra zeneca failed to make a breakthrough in a dispute over supply shortages of covert 19 vaccines to the block the company said in the statement that it had a constructive conversation with the new about scaling up production astra zeneca sparked anger by saying it will deliver less than half of those is off of our sin than promised in the 1st quarter of the year. rollout of the vaccine has been slower than expected across the european union here in germany frustration is growing for. accessing this vaccination center in brandenburg in eastern germany is

harder than it might look to get an appointment for a covert 19 job you need staying power only those determined enough to get past the overloaded hotline will get an appointment like manfred in her to groom bag both are over 80 and belong to germany's number one high risk group. our daughter got the appointment for us but it took her a long time to get through and arrange the time. as in other vaccination centers in germany things are moving slowly many birds remain empty because there's not enough vaccine. only 70 people a day can be immunized instead of the planned 600. the situation is even worse in other regions this center in cologne is not even open appointments are being made for february but it's not an easy process. is calling them to be kept on

hold for hours and then you don't even get an appointment at machine. and in can mean my appointment was made online i may say right on the 1st day in one morning. a lot of hot line in north rhine-westphalia is overwhelmed. other countries are moving faster israel for example is already vaccinated almost half its population about 4000000 people britain has immunized 10 percent the us 7 germany has vaccinated around 2000000 people 2 percent of the population in line with many other countries. germany's social democrats say that's not good enough and it's the envy of the sinew say israel britain and the us are all making progress but there are a lot of problems in the european union and we need to address them quickly vaccine

manufacturers contracted to supply e.u. member states are now reporting production delays not good news for this facility in brandenburg or others around germany filling these chairs is likely to take some time. correspondent thomas thomas germany of all countries is way behind others when it comes to the vaccination vaccination rate why's that. there are different factors one has to do with the way the vaccine versus procure it and that does not necessarily have to do with germany exclusively as you know cowhide the vaccine was procured through the e.u. commission for the $27.00 e.u. member states so not individually by each country and when we see for example that 5 announced earlier this month that it had to cut part of its production or the current dispute between the e.u. and astra zeneca that obviously has a rep of caution here in germany as it does in other european union countries at

the same time it is important to stress that there are elements here in germany local elements that have been very problematic when it comes to the distribution of the vaccine the german federal government has handed the vaccine to the federal states who then have to carry out the whole process and some of the federal states have complained that the distribution has been too slow that they're not receiving enough doses they have also been problems when it comes to the way that has happened so certain glitches as well so this gives you an idea of a very difficult process a difficult process that is still seen with hope by many in the german government but which is also becoming a very big headache from a political perspective talking a whole post about the general corona situation here in germany at the moment. it's going in the right direction when you look for example at the 7 day incidence rate which is now below $100.00 for the 1st time since october it is also going in the right direction when you look at for example the new daily cases but there are

still matters of concern for example when you look at the number of deaths nearly a 1000 every day that's shockingly worrying and also when you look at those variance that is the main issue of concern for german officials that's one of the reasons why germany's lockdown was extended until mid february that's also the main reason why for example the german government is now considering further restrictions to travel when it comes to inbound flour flights from places like the u.k. brazil portugal or south africa that's something by the way that the german interior minister haas a whole file referred to and i would suggest we listen to what hossa had to say. listen to me and you know you know who is who of the german federal government is currently quarter knighting between ministries season is to prepare travelers from entering our country from areas affected by the mutations.

is always the question remains which exception should be allowed in the. ozone and i do not want to speculate here i'd rather wait until we've reached an agreement within the cabinet rooms here you can see flow from that you know to put music. and his interior minister whole silver speaking there tell us how useful are these travel restrictions. yes the number of people arriving in the country but experts have said that they are only useful if they are done in coordination with other measures and with other countries as well so it's not only for example about reducing inbound flights there are other alternatives as well and they're also being discussed for example whether they should be more border controls or even border closures with regions that are particularly affected and that's also something that would have to be done in coordination with europe with germany's european partners so yes they can be effective yes they can help but they have to

come hand in hand with other measures as well thomas spur them thank you thomas in other countries suffering because of a shortage of vaccine in europe is serbia the country's president recently compare the situation to the sinking of the titanic as rich nations trying to save themselves at the expense of poor ones serbia has managed to launch a of must pursue nation drive for its people but not with support from the e.u. but with the help of china. even during the pandemic customers still come in for their coffee. georgevitch has run this cafe in belgrade for 3 years a topic often discussed by patrons is which vaccine is the best u.s. company pfizer and russia have so far only delivered a few 1000 doses china has already sent a 1000000. what i choose to get the chinese vaccine chinese people have been

getting it they wouldn't be harming their own people maybe i'll take pfizer's vaccine they are an economically strong company but it's a bit of a dilemma for me. serbia's government has promised to buy various vaccines from providers all over the world it's then up to citizens to decide which one they want to get. at the chinese or russian vaccine was not but it was not mentioned and you see if i had to choose i'd take the russian one. or the russian one i like russia i have russian friends i trust. who to trust there's a lack of detailed information about the various vaccines that's why many serbian doctors are hesitant with their advice. then is not as i get at least 10 calls a day people asking whether they should get not exonerated and if so using which vaccine ya said cause we only have information on the pfizer vaccine pis it will

work i just don't know enough about the other one is. known as. no one seems sure but plenty of people are driven by their fear of getting sick older citizens can receive the vaccine at a total of $200.00 special sites like at this exhibition center in belgrade serbia purchased 8000000 vaccines from western supplies from russia and china but only china can deliver millions of those of copied 19 vaccines in a short period of time. china for potations on the balkans is on the rise in the meantime boy in georgia which has made his decision. to sum up one of my customers who come here know more than i do about vaccines. so now i have to sided to get the chinese one with the backing of. like many serbians they take the pragmatic view that the best vaccine is the most available one and here

china seems to have won the race. well good time to have a look at some of the other developments in the global pandemic portugal will suspend all flights to and from brazil beginning friday dance due to the new strain of the corona virus circulating them vietnam has reported its 1st community transmission of the corona virus in almost 8 weeks the country has had strict quarantine measures throughout the pandemic biotech and finds a say there vaccine is effective against both the british and south african variants of the corona virus the findings mean there is no need for a new vaccine. the world food program says there has been no response to an appeal it made for humanitarian help for people facing hunger in madagascar last week the u.n. issued a so-called flash appeal to the islands country island countries are a cultural season has been ruined by the worst drought in a decade because that droughts more than

a 1000000 people in southern madagascar will need food aid this year the pandemic has added to the hardship for. a country desperate. children malnourished. parents trying but often failing to find food. for my children didn't eat for 3 days and then died because i their mother couldn't feed them i know it was the famine that killed them this is madagascar's 3rd consecutive year of drought in the south one in 3 people is facing life threatening shortages of food and water. there then i have and i was so poor that we have nothing to eat because of the drought in desperate efforts to keep hunger at bay many and now mixing white clay with tar and

fruit and eating it. story if we had something proper to eat we would never of eaten it but we didn't know that white clay was edible before i tried to mix it and it was shocked to go the u.n. has launched an appeal for $76000000.00 u.s. dollars in emergency aid the race to feed man to gaskins has been made more complicated though because of the global pandemic. we're trying to be out there urgently right now to save lives. which are at risk. the covert 19 situation has of course made everything much more difficult. without more help soon this humanitarian crisis will only get worse. in poland

a near total ban on abortions has come into force sparking nationwide protests that brought thousands into the streets the new restrictions mean that all abortions in poland will be banned except in cases of rape and incest or when the mother's life or health are thought to be at risk. once again they took to the streets once again demanding their right to choose the new law only allows for an abortion if the life of the mother is in danger. now protesters say the government has gone too far this time she and others in the senate stop lying about abortion saying it's not taking place stop lying like the far right and the church do and nuff is enough that most polling is one of europe's most devout catholic countries it already has some of the strictest abortion laws in europe at a good steady at was them via the you know top of the constitutional court decided to tighten the laws even further triggering weeks of massive protests across the

country. abortion rights activist have announced more protest in the coming days they have no intention of keeping quiet about this that we have to stop protesting again this is the only way we can prove to those who rule us that we are not tired we are not fed up we do not lack strength and we are all united. critics of the new restrictions say this is not only about women's rights in poland. but also about the soul of a country that seems to be sliding further away from the basic values of the european union. was some sports news now and in the english premier league coach thomas 2 who oversaw a no no draw with wolverhampton in his 1st game and starts off the premier league

club to who is the latest german coach to try his hand in the world's richest league office somewhat slug of stuff said his new team would struggle to rise up the league from eights place that's despite the demands of billionaire russian owner roman abramovich. you signed for the expectation who challenged. you sign for the expectation to fight for it so that premier league champions league and all the cubs absolutely clear the same time you know who can be a realistic that in a moment there are a lot of teams in between us and. the place number 4 french sailor yannick best of all has won the prestigious vendee globe around the world to your trice he didn't cross the line 1st but was given a time bonus for helping another solo sailor whose boat son the rest of 80 days and there was plenty of other dramas on route including for an unfortunate german

competitor. around the world in 80 days with a bit of heroism thrown in. french sailor yannick best event came into port in western france as the winner of the von de globe round the world race despite not crossing the line 1st. the 48 year old finished in 80 days 13 hours 59 minutes and 46 seconds he was behind to compassionate but received a time bonus of 10 hours and 15 minutes helping to rescue a novice sailor 2 months ago. it was a view of i feel like i'm living a dream hallucinating it's bizarre we go from total solitude to this. i thought you would think he was one of 4 skippers asked to find a scottish who was rescued in heavy seas off the cape of good hope he had waited more than 11 hours after his yacht broke into. there

was also drama for boris helm on the 1st german to enter the prestigious event was happy after avoiding a crash with a containership earlier in the race but he then hit a fishing vessel while in 3rd place close to the finish ending his hopes of glory. about half an hour ago i need a fishing vessel to push forward i was sleeping and. something was i woke up i was in the car but looking up if you. want to. see. his sides victory instead went to best event every winner in the 4 yearly race has so far been french. the fireworks mark the end of a remarkable race where carroll was in the rather than speed was the decisive factor . but it's winter in the northern hemisphere and what's not to like about some

fresh snow fall well fully elephants. in the u.s. state of arizona mold much and please captured these for the lovely images of baby elephant pansy and her family frolicking in the shark is most often the all those who animals prefer to stay warm inside their shelters penzias and sister nandi did some splashing in the closest pond and a little slip and slide in the bottom of this innkeeper say it was penned his 1st ever snowfall so no wonder she enjoyed every single moment. you're watching news here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you of course here in germany has found guilty of assassinating original footage of 2 years ago and sentenced him to life in prison the victim was a member of the c.d.u.

party and had spoken out in support of refugees the accused shot him in the head at his home near the west german town of carson. that's it from me and the news team for now don't go away don't focus on europe is up next don't forget you can find all the latest news information from the top on our website for d w dot com as for me at the scene thanks for watching.

he's still in jail. everywhere. they now call me the russian opposition leader is mobilizing mass protests. just by talking to police violence and young people especially are protesting corruption and state despotism they're now taking to the streets everywhere across russia some koosman.

just going to go for. complex when china imposed a national security law on hong kong last year it promised that the principle of one country 2 systems and the basic rights that it tries would be up pelts the critics point to a rapid on motion of freedom 6 my guest this week is michael kobe's a member of hong kong's legislative council and deputy china's national people's congress. comes close to. 60 minutes. why did this person. there are answers. coming.

there is a lot that can be done i. make up your call. to. welcome to focus on europe we are glad to have you with us there are dramatic scenes unfolding in russia at the moment people across the country by taking to the streets protesting against president putin and demanding the release of his biggest

critic alexei navalny but some of them are being brutally beaten down by the police . many have been injured several 1000 have been detained but the demonstrators are not giving up these are protests on a scale russia has not seen in a long time. one of the demonstrators this 19 year old anastasio for most of her life she has known only president vladimir putin and his policies her protesters mix with the anger about the brutal treatment of the opposition and the suspicion that putin might be enriching himself without measure for many young people in the hometown of nets this is the 1st time they are taking part in a political protest. it was just grace disgrace and we are the power people chant in the center of new clues knits siberia here answering the call

of the arrested opposition leader alexei navalny. among them 19 year old activist and as you let's keep it you met or the next day at the police with a protest was held in the city part of new vocals and yet. she says she protests against restrictions on freedom of speech the lack of perspective and the poor standard of living in russia. which was a cigar you have wishes us well your show me your i took to the streets for myself or my family i'm afraid of the police and the injustice in our country i live in a russia that wants to stop us from speaking out. and just as you know echoes the sentiments of tens of thousands of other protesters. the weekend demonstrations swept through over a 100 cities and 11 different time zones. in the far eastern port city lot of the stuff on the sea of japan demonstrators demanded agreeing with putin in the

industrial city he could have been born in the ural mountains protesters were beaten back by the police and in st petersburg as many as 10000 protesters swarmed of the city showcase boulevard nifty presby it was aleksey in the valley himself has been in custody since his return from germany in mid january cut off from direct contact with the outside world but the criminals vocal critic can still influence political life shortly after his arrest sympathisers released an explosive to our video. it presented a palatial mansion on the black sea coast i mean teen that it was built for the russian president and paid for with ill gotten gains but this movie gives him a welcome within just a few days. the video had racked up over 19000000 views it may well have been the match that spat the flame of dissent against president putin all across the country as here in moscow. is going to continue but the video

shows how crazy our leaders are and proves these people must not be allowed to hold their power any longer the passing lane which meant is the only goal they share my life with my family in a tiny flat we are honest people not thieves but all around us are people who are enriching themselves illegally without anyone saying anything about it with the time against it. i've had enough and the state is corrupt we are no less and less money and have hardly any right. after the mass protests russian president putin responded to the allegations of corruption. that's. what was shown in the video as you my property belongs to or has ever belonged to me all my close relatives never.

in new. york to mr. is not convinced by putin's statement she and her friend could greater trust in opposition figures such as not only. after 20 years of putin's here demanding a change in russia's leadership. i'm making a generation putin i've never known anything else some people reject that old guy with peyton still in power that is rather strange after all we're not living in the age of the kids are where the ruler stayed in power to the end of their days we want our country to be rewarded in the future by politicians who are elected by the people. but she said this until 3 in fair elections are held in russia she is prepared to continue her process. russia without fear. can russia without putin.

this beverage as well something of a national treasure in turkey no it's not it's rocky and it's flavored spirit that has been distilled for centuries but lately iraq has become a luxury item for many turks due to an increase in alcohol tax prices have skyrocketed and more and more turks are turning to look from the black market this can be deadly among the many fatalities is the daughter of. her death is the result of structureless criminals. who groom is still just the way it was when jerry i left it last october even today the place is still where she. goes to remember his daughter and her death at the age of 24 dariya died after drinking adulterated bootleg alcohol. some friends and one of them had bought alcohol. it was illegal adulterated whole when she began to feel unwell the next day she went to

the local hospital. from there they took her to the nearest university clinic which was in intensive care for 7 days but. they couldn't save her. is just one of nearly 100 people who died after drinking adulterated alcohol in turkey in just 3 months. thank you turkish police raid in a legal distillery operations like these are now routine here gangs of bootleggers put bottles of fake labels into circulation it could be whiskey vodka and especially rocky the popular and it is flavored turkish liquor because the alcohol is often being improperly distilled the bottles can contain toxic methyl alcohol rather than the ethanol found in beverages. opposition politician. has accused the government of driving customers into the arms of bootleggers he says selling alcohol illegally such as in this shop he's intentionally being made more and more

expensive by regular tax hikes the tax on rocky alone has gone up by 440 percent in the last 10 years taxes account for 70 percent of the sales price alcohol in turkey is more expensive than anywhere else in europe. some of who what when you pour yourself 4 shots of rocky today the state gets a drink 3 and you get just one. percentage of. your pressure this bottle of racket has doubled in the last year it now cost over $18.00 euro. with minimum monthly wages in turkey at around $250.00 euros some people prefer to buy cheaper adulterated alcohol on the black market even when this can be deadly the opposition suspects the government's tax increases ideologically motivated you. know those who view drinking alcohol is a sin people who still like to drink to pay

a high they're right these citizens aren't just paying a price with money but are also more and more often paying with their lives. with you know them in their. turkish president at a gun has never made a secret of his aversion to drinking alcohol he repeatedly warns youngsters citing religious grounds. raise the stay away from alcohol near why because drinking alcohol is a sin for pious young people i. but these pension is in a garden near the town of yellow say rocky is part of the turkish dining culture just like a freshly course fish even though they're muslims they still want to enjoy the milky annis flavor drink. but they can rarely afford to get rocky from a shop that's why a friend gives them some of these homemade tipple but they always test it to ensure it's free of toxic methanol shipped.

had my doubts at the beginning. of my worries are gone because we're testing it to be safe. now we're quite relaxed about drinking the homemade stuff. we've never had any problem. whether it's be you wine or vodka homemade alcohol is booming in turkey more and more people are making their own supplies in the cellar or the bath tub that troubles these old people in yellow. scots have their whiskey the french their wine the greeks. and here in turkey we have rocky. the recognized part of our culture to be for that if some people want to more or less get rid of this cultural asset well. i'm not so good about that. but. shaaban all time keeps asking himself

a similar question what's so good about constantly rising prices driving young people like his daughter to fall victim to ruthless bootleggers he's bitter remember she was a happy young woman always ready for a laugh and popular. more than 100 young people came to her funeral. friends and acquaintances. i think if the traces for all the whole had been more moderate her death could have been prevented. some in turkey say drinking alcohol is a sin for others he can end in death. right now being outdoors is in walking hiking simply getting out of one's own 4 walls because the ceiling is closing in on you due to locked keyser runner from sweden regularly gathers a family and camping gear to find relaxation and recharge your batteries in the

great outdoors there are 2 things she can't be without on her trips though weatherproof clothing and the trendy item of the corona. that we saw by the f.b.i. here look at the needles if they look like this remember he said you know. this is real hands on learning keiser anna has taken her 3 children to color and luster into the forest and out of their apartment in stockholm. many city dwellers in sweden a doing the same especially on weekends cold temperatures and light rail won't stop anyone here i'm. really interested if it's just nice to get out and get the man especially now when we live in a relatively restrictive life and not meeting very many people spending the day in the office. like many swedes have rediscovered a love of nature as the corona crisis dragged on it's not about covering long

distances but about gathering the strength from nature to face the long days indoors. a highlight of every hike is cooking together in the open air doesn't take much some chopped vegetables instant noodles and a little camping stove here in sweden it's called a storm cooker the burner the pots and the windshield are all packed quite practically so they fit in almost any backpack for keiser into kids it's nothing special but you're in the pandemic camping stoves like these have been selling like hotcakes i. think you're going to have little if a little funny we've been using this old thing for decades so it's great to see that it is growing in popularity it's really become a trend that many people are discovering the fun of being outdoors and it's really a great piece of equipment it's incredibly easy to cook a little meal with that. the idea to cook food on little gas cookers

outdoors 1st took hold over 50 years ago in the land in central sweden near the norwegian border. the vast forests rugged mountains and countless lakes make the region an outdoor paradise so it's no coincidence that camping stoves have been manufactured here in the small town of tomes beacon since the late 1950 s. this swedish family business specializes in cooking equipment for nature lovers the old press still works the spirit burner was originally designed for longer excursions but demand is coming from leisure time hikers as well now trying to make some 250000 stoves a year the family business can barely keep up. with the work that. we're working in 3 shifts and also at the weekend so we can achieve maximum production big warburton moxon with demand for outdoor products soaring the

swedish retail institute named storm cookers as the holiday gift of the year. the title is taken quite seriously since the late 1980 s. a market research company has analyzed which products are trending well in sweden to see up and how not to stand. in the back to see this new trend towards nature shops selling sporting and outdoor gana during business at a time when many others are doing far worse it's symbolic of the times we're living in yet incidentally haven't. keiser and her 3 children have decided to get outdoors whenever they can this winter it doesn't matter whether they prepare the food at home or out in the open air they tell us but somehow it tastes especially good when made on that little stove and that helps them get through this difficult time with a smile. it's been 2 decades

since the cost of a conflict though it remains open there.