A Buddhist bank robber has been refused permission for his cat to visit him in jail - even though he says it's the reincarnation of his mom.
Peter Koenig is serving a five year sentence for armed robberies in Germany and demanded the right for his cat Gisela to visit him.
Koenig says, "I know it is mummy. She looks after me just the way she did. I need to see her like other prisoners see their wives and children."
A court denied Koenig saying Koenig could not "furnish proof that his deceased mother has been reborn in a cat."
The court says Koenig can write to Gisela.
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