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Armin Meiwes Files New Conditional Release Request as Prosecutors Urge Rejection

The Landgericht Kassel paused its review until December after receiving an expert prognosis at a July hearing.

Overview

  • Armin Meiwes filed a new application for conditional release from his life sentence, as confirmed by the Staatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt and Landgericht Kassel.
  • The Strafvollstreckungskammer at Landgericht Kassel secured an expert prognosis and held a hearing on July 23 before pausing its review until December at the defense's request.
  • The Staatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt formally objected, urging the court to reject Meiwes’s bid based on the expert’s unfavorable assessment.
  • The expert prognosis report advised against his conditional release at this time.
  • Defense lawyer Frank Füglein argues that Meiwes poses no threat to public safety and accuses JVA Kassel of failing to prepare him adequately for release.