Remmo clan in court: confiscated properties under the microscope

Remmo clan in court: confiscated properties under the microscope

A trial is pending in the case involving five confiscated properties attributed to the Remmo clan. Those affected, Karim R. (40) and Abdulrahim M. (72), are mentioned in this process. While Karim R. grew up in Berlin and purchased three apartments, Abdulrahim M. is said to live in Lebanon and allegedly purchased two properties “in trust” for Karim R.

The public prosecutor's office explains that the money for the purchase of the properties came from the family's real estate assets in Lebanon. Although the lawyers of those affected appear without their clients, there are two applications from the public prosecutor's office in the independent confiscation procedure. The public prosecutor's office is demanding that the five confiscated objects, which were acquired between 2013 and 2019, finally become state property.

A lawyer for Karim R. emphasizes that his client did not transfer any illegal money. He inherited and the money came from the family's real estate assets in Lebanon. Nevertheless, some members of the extended German-Arab family have made negative headlines in the past, including thefts and robberies.

According to his lawyer, Karim R. distances himself from the crimes of other family members and emphasizes that he did not choose his origins. He is the managing director of a real estate GmbH and pays taxes. The lawyer accuses the public prosecutor that the proceedings are politically motivated. In a similar case, the confiscation of several properties belonging to Karim R.'s nephew was rejected because it could not be proven that they were financed with money from crimes. The public prosecutor's office has appealed this decision and the current case is scheduled to continue next Monday.