In the session on the 9th of March 2 workers of the bank testified, as well as a cop who went there from the central office when he got the emergency call a few minutes after the robbery.

The first witness declared that, in her opinion, there had not been any woman during the robbery, although sometimes she referred to “the woman” subjectivated by the other witnesses. She remembered an unspecified number of assailants, 5, 6, or 7. All of them short with darkish skin. She remembers at least one dark wig and another blonde one. The others with ski masks. She testified that during the robbery she only saw one gun, since the assailants quickly told her to get face down on the floor, which is why she almost did not see anything. The person who talked to her to ask if she had keys to the heavy safe did so in correct German but (she was not sure) with an eastern european accent. She arrived at the conclusion that it was a very professional team and that it had not been their first robbery. And that they knew the interior of the bank. She did not recognise anyone in the court room.

The next witness declared that he remembered a woman and 4 men. The woman with a young and friendly voice. She had spoken in perfect German, although not native, and possible with an accent from eastern or southern Europe (namely Greece, Spain, Italy, Romania…). During his testimony the judge repeated various times that he was giving a version completely contradictory to his former statement. The witness said that it had been two years and a half and that he almost did not remember anything. He did not recognise anyone.

The cop explained that when he arrived at the bank, a few minutes after the call to the headquarters, he found 15 people, all untied and speaking “heatedly”. Everyone wanted to explain him their side of the story. No one could explain whether the tools with which they had freed themselves from the tie wraps (pincers and a cutter) belonged to the bank or the robbers. At the time, they talked about a woman and several men with an eastern european accent. He did not remember anything of that day, and admitted that he had had to read his statement in the morning to prepare for his testimony.

The next session will take place on the 13th of March at 09.00 and it is possible that there will be television cameras present.