Le Iene - Thyssenkrupp: The massacre that divides Europe
Eleven years ago, in the Thyssenkrupp fire, seven Italian workers lost their lives. Nearly three years have passed since the final verdict that convicted four Italian executives and two German managers of manslaughter, yet the latter are still at large in Germany.
The Italian executives who were definitively convicted promptly surrendered themselves to the authorities to serve their sentences. However, the German managers, despite their convictions, remain at large.
Together with Alessandro Politi, we had an encounter with them in Germany, catching Espenhahn and Priegnitz off guard while they were jogging, posing a simple question: "When will you serve your sentence?" From them, we received no response and no signs of remorse.
Only the German justice system can ensure that the Italian court's verdict is enforced for the German managers.
For this reason, we met with Johannes Hidding, a judge at the Essen court, who is informed about the case and reveals a shocking development: "A motion filed by the defense of the two convicted individuals has requested the case's dismissal due to flaws in the Italian investigations." Within a month, it will be known whether this motion will be accepted. If it is, the two German managers would avoid prison forever.
