New trial against Halle assassin for hostage-taking in prison from January
After his attack on October 9, 2019, the right-wing extremist initially served a life sentence in Burg Prison with subsequent preventive detention. In December 2022, B. took two prison officers hostage there and threatened them with a homemade firearm. He was overpowered by other prison officers while still inside the prison.
The public prosecutor's office in Naumburg is accusing the accused of hostage-taking and violating the Weapons Act. If he is convicted, he faces a prison sentence of up to 15 years. For the trial in Stendal, eight further dates have initially been scheduled until the end of February.
After the hostage-taking, B. was transferred to Augsburg in Bavaria, where, according to a media report, he is also said to have attacked employees. He was then apparently transferred to Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony.
On October 9, 2019, the right-wing extremist Stephan B. attempted to storm the synagogue in Halle and shoot the assembled members of the congregation on Yom Kippur, the highest Jewish holiday. The attack failed due to the secured synagogue door and jamming of the self-made weapons that B. had constructed for the crime. B. then shot two people in the city. B. was sentenced to life imprisonment followed by preventive detention.
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- Due to the hostage-taking incident, the trial against the Halle assassin has resulted in a new indictment for him.
- The previous prison where the hostage-taking took place was Burg Prison, but now, he is being kept in a detention center hall.
- Stephan B., the right-wing extremist, was initially serving a prison sentence in Burg Prison after his attack in 2019, followed by preventive detention.
- The latest hostage-taking incident against two prison officers in December 2022, while in Burg Prison, led to additional allegations against him in the ongoing legal process.
- In the Saxony-Anhalt court in Stendal, the trial against the Halle assassin for hostage-taking and weapons violation is scheduled to continue, following the initially set dates until February.
- The confrontation with the prison officers during the hostage-taking event was met with swift response from other officers, allowing them to regain control within the prison hall.
- The charges against the Halle assassin stem from the hostage-taking incident, which occurred at his previous prison, and the violation of the Weapons Act, for which he now faces a potential prison sentence of up to 15 years.
- Despite the transfers to other facilities following the hostage-taking incident, the Halle assassin's past actions, notably the synagogue attack in Halle in 2019, have left a significant footprint in the court process due to the local, national, and international impact of his crimes.
Source: www.stern.de
