Overview
- The Higher Regional Court in Dresden shifted the opening from 4 November to 18 November without stating a reason.
- Judges had reserved roughly 70 hearing days for the proceedings against Johann G. and several co-defendants.
- The Federal Public Prosecutor alleges membership or support of a left‑wing extremist criminal organization as well as attempted murder.
- The indictment cites multiple assaults in Thuringia and Saxony and a February 2023 attack in Budapest that left several people injured.
- Johann G was detained by Saxony state investigators on a regional train near Weimar in November 2024, with prosecutors saying he held a prominent position alongside the already convicted Lina E.