Overview
- Federal prosecutors charge the defendant with aiding attempted murder, membership in a foreign terrorist organization, and breaches of EU embargo regulations.
- The indictment alleges procurement from August 2022, first from Spain and later from Germany, for Hezbollah’s drone program.
- Investigators cite purchases of more than 2,000 gasoline and electric motors and over 600 propellers from suppliers in Europe, China, and the United States.
- Delivery and payment were allegedly routed through front companies, with shipments moved to Lebanon via the Port of Hamburg and by air freight.
- A courtroom video shows the defendant in military-style uniform at a Hezbollah event, which he says resulted from family pressure, as he remains in pretrial detention after a 2024 arrest in Salzgitter and hearings are scheduled through August 2026.