Overview
- The Celle higher regional court removed the condition that Christian Brueckner must reside in Germany, while keeping his ankle monitor and probation check-ins in place.
- The decision could enable movement across the European Union, though reports indicate his passport may not be returned and travel could rely on a national ID card.
- Judges said any temporary exit ban or bans on entering specific regions would require a new order from the Hildesheim court.
- Brueckner briefly launched a GoFundMe seeking about €26,000 to leave Germany legally, but the platform removed the fundraiser and refunded donors.
- He remains the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s 2007 disappearance, with German prosecutors continuing an investigation but bringing no charges.