Overview
- Interrogation protocols cited by multiple outlets report that David Barkay said Block commissioned the operation and routed instructions through family lawyer Andreas C.
- Barkay detailed cash transfers totaling about €220,000, including €150,000 and €50,000 allegedly paid by the lawyer and €20,000 he says Block handed over herself.
- Reports describe asserted logistics such as rooms above the lawyer’s office for the team, a Dec. 28 meeting at the Grand Elysée, and a Signal group labeled “BKH” for “Bring Kids Home.”
- Prosecutors secured safe conduct for Barkay to travel to Hamburg in early November for questioning, and the trial is adjourned until December 10 to assess his statements.
- Co‑defendant accounts and surveillance images point to ex‑GNTM participant Jonathan C. as an alleged participant under investigation, while Block’s defense denies the claims and criticizes the prosecution’s approach; testimony highlights lasting psychological harm to the children.