Opinion: love parade disaster could have been prevented

The love parade disaster of 2010, with 21 deaths could have been prevented, in the view of the verifier in the planning phase. "In the context of the planning, approval and acceptance process, there were several indications, in order to be able to determine the suitability of the venue for the expected number of visitors amounts to," the court expert Jürgen Gerlach at the Loveparade-criminal process in a study concludes.

It would not have in advance can be detected, in particular, that the turnstiles at the Inlet for the expected volume of visitors, were not sufficient, Nakitbahis writes Gerlach. Also on the day of the event, there would have been opportunities to prevent the tragic events. Gerlach had passed the third and final part of his preliminary written report, on Wednesday evening at the court.

At the love parade on the 24. July 2010 in Duisburg, it was the only entry and exit to the venue in such a large crowd that 21 people were crushed and at least 652 injured.

six employees of the city of Duisburg and four by the organiser Lopavent Accused. The public Prosecutor's office accuses them of negligent killing and negligent bodily injury. The criminal process runs on 8. December for exactly a year.

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