Overview

• The State Protection Senate of the Berlin Kammergericht approved the Federal Prosecutor’s indictment, moving the case toward trial.
• The Syrian suspect, 19 at the time, is charged with attempted murder, dangerous bodily harm and attempted membership in a foreign terrorist organization.
• Authorities attribute the alleged attack to radical‑Islamist and antisemitic motives, with prosecutors asserting the suspect shares Islamic State ideology.
• Investigators say the February 21 stabbing occurred in the memorial’s stelae field, where a Spanish tourist was attacked from behind and critically wounded, requiring emergency surgery.
• Police report the suspect was arrested nearby hours later with blood‑stained hands, items including a knife, a Quran, a note with Quranic verses and a prayer rug were seized, he remains in pretrial detention and no trial date is set.