Bounty
Bounty (also head premium ) is - according to its original meaning - the money that someone receives who kills a certain person , brings him alive or provides relevant information about the apprehension . It is a reward for the bearer. Bounties are usually offered in connection with crime or missing persons. In Germany and Austria, the responsible public prosecutor's office, a state criminal investigation office, private individuals or companies offer a reward for criminal offenses of considerable importance. As a rule, persons whose professional duties include the prosecution of criminal acts are not considered to be whistleblowers; the judges' decision is final.
history
Rewards for bringing in fugitives are very ancient historically. As a generally advertised monetary gift, they became more common in Europe in the late Middle Ages.
Bounties were mostly exposed on criminals , especially in areas where the police or other law enforcement officers had little effective means of their own. Bounties were often offered by private individuals, either by the victims themselves or, usually in the case of murder , by their relatives. In some states there are still so-called bounty hunters , mostly private detectives .
American practice
In the US, bounties have been preserved as a regular legal instrument. Today it is common practice to release prisoners who have not yet been convicted on bail ( bail system in US courts ). This is often organized and financed by specialized companies. If the released person does not appear at the court hearing, this deposit threatens to expire. Therefore, these people are forcibly brought before them. The detectives entrusted with this task receive a bounty, which is based on the risk deposit.
In the genre of western films , the bounty was often discussed under the catchphrase Wanted (Dead Or Alive) , with public notices ( profiles ) being shown. In modern legal practice in the USA, however, the orders to bring a person are usually no longer posted publicly, but instead are carried out by post like other business transactions. It is a normal line of business.
Bounty worldwide
Worldwide, a reward is more common than a bounty . Since vigilante justice is prohibited in most countries in the world, the person to be found must not be killed. Hence, a reward is usually paid for clues leading to the person's apprehension.
States or governments also sometimes offer rewards. For example, during the Third Gulf War, very high rewards were offered for clues leading to the arrest of former Iraqi members of the government.
Others
With the free purchase of Romanian Germans by the German Federal Government , the departure of 226,654 was from 1967 to 1989 Romanian Germans from that time under communist standing rule Romania in the Federal Republic of Germany obtains.
The last (1989) payments of DM 8950 per person who left the country were also named bounty . The total amount of payments during this period is estimated at over DM 1 billion .
The highest bounty ever given is $ 50 million. It has been suspended by the Russian government for the person or persons providing information on the apprehension of the perpetrator of the crashed Flight Kogalymavia Flight 9268 .
See also
- Anna Seghers : The Head Wage , novel (1933)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ adz.ro ( memento of March 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung für Romania , Ernst Meinhardt: "That was the circle of the Securitate that could not be trusted in any way" - Germany's chief negotiator on the ransom of the Romanian Germans in the period 1967–1989 , December 23, 2009
- ↑ http://de.euronews.com/2015/11/17/putin-setzt-50-millionen-us-dollar-kopfgeld-auf-sinai-attentaeter-aus/