Memorial stone in park
Memorial to Alberto Adriano

In 2000, Albert Adriano was murdered by three neo-Nazis in Dessau, Germany. The killers were immediately arrested and imprisoned after a trial.

Life

Alberto Adriano was born c. 1961 in Mozambique. He travelled to East Germany in 1988 as a Vertragsarbeiter, working in a meat-processing plant and living in Dessau. He met his partner and together they had three children.[1][2]

Murder

On June 10, 2000, Adriano watched the opening game of the UEFA Euro 2000 football championship.[2] He had told his friends that he was planning a trip to Mozambique.[3] At around 1:30 am, he walked home 400 metres across Dessau city park. In the park he encountered three drunk neo-Nazis, who had missed their train home and were walking around shouting far-right slogans such as "Heil Hitler".[2] They attacked Adriano and beat him to the ground, continuing to stamp on his head. He died from his injuries three days later.[3] Three suspects, Enrico H., Frank M. and Christian R., were arrested the same night and confessed to the crime. Enrico H. was convicted of murder and the other two were imprisoned for 9 years in juvenile detention.[2][1]

Legacy

The murder caused widespread revulsion in Germany and the Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attended Adriano's funeral.[3][1] After the court case, Schroeder said it was "a suitable verdict for a heinous crime".[4] Anti-Nazi initiatives were organised and Adriano's family was financially supported.[1] Henning Mankell wrote a play based on the killing of Adriano which premiered at the Theater tri-bühne in Stuttgart in 2003.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Knight, Ben (11 June 2020). "Neo-Nazi murder of Alberto Adriano remembered, 20 years on". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kleffner, Heike (15 September 2010). "Alberto Adriano - der Tod eines Vaters [Alberto Adriano - Death of a father]". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Broomby, Rob (3 September 2000). "Race hate in Germany". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "German Neo-Nazis Guilty in Beating Death". Los Angeles Times. AP. 31 August 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dunkles Brot und tote Blumen [Dark bread and dead flowers]". www.tri-buehne.de. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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