Dude's not Coughing Up 12K for Scaling Stadium Roof; Legal Battle Brews
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Here's the lowdown on a slick lad from Osnabrück who reckons the cops can kiss his 12,000 euros goodbye after he scaled Dortmund's football stadium during the Euro 2020 quarter-finals last June. Yep, you heard that right! He's taken his case to the administrative court in Gelsenkirchen, and a court spokesman has confirmed the news to the German Press Agency.
The case, under the number 17 K 3525/25, got rolling after the court received a lawyer's brief on Friday. The Dortmund cops are demanding that exact amount: 12,076.93 euros.
You might wonder, what's all this fuss about? Well, back when he was 21, our agile friend received a whopping bill for 12,076.93 euros for deployment costs. You heard it right – they called in the big guns with a total of 108 officers, including the special ops team (SEK). According to a police spokesman, who spilled the beans in late April, a chunky 9,973.00 euros of it goes towards wages of the deployed forces. Other expenditures included the examination and securing of his backpack, and the use of the police helicopter. So far, he's shelled out just 1,050 euros for the trespassing fine.
So, where was our daredevil? He was discovered on the stadium roof during the Germany vs. Denmark match, according to "Der Spiegel." Seems like he climbed up the night before to snap some photos. And get this – he's part of the "roofing" scene, a group of daring climbers. Cops caught him again in Ulm in October.
His lawyer had already told "Der Spiegel" before the bill dropped that he wouldn't be forking out the cash. His reasoning? The security forces were already there, so why the hefty cost?
- Daring Climbs
- Euro 2020
- Osnabrück
- Dortmund
- Gelsenkirchen
- Security Costs
- Legal Battle
- Police
- Roofing Scene
- Deployment Costs
- Despite scaling Dortmund's stadium during the Euro 2020 quarter-finals, a man from Osnabrück has refused to pay a 12,076.93 euro bill for deployment costs, leading to a legal battle in Gelsenkirchen.
- The man, who is part of the "roofing" scene, a group of daring climbers, was discovered on the stadium roof during the Germany vs. Denmark match, where he took photos the night before.
- The man's lawyer argues that the hefty deployment costs were unnecessary as the security forces were already present at the stadium.
