Egyptians appeal against Germany calling off murder inquiry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010

Dresden,Germany - An Egyptian family is appealing against a decision by German prosecutors not to prosecute anyone else over a courtroom stabbing last year which cost the life of a pregnant mother, their lawyer said Tuesday. Marwa el-Shirbini, 31, was stabbed to death in Dresden court in July 2009 by a German man she had accused of criminal insult. Many in Egypt regard her as a martyr for the cause of wearing a headscarf. The self-confessed racist, Alex Wiens, was jailed in November for life...

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/302235,egyptians-appeal-against-germany-calling-off-murder-inquiry.html.