Overview
- The Oberlandesgericht Dresden began hearings for seven defendants accused of belonging to a criminal organization prosecutors call Antifa Ost.
- Prosecutors cite 14 alleged offenses, including assaults during the February 2023 “Day of Honor” events in Budapest and attacks tied to locations in Dortmund, Eisenach, Dresden and Magdeburg.
- Attempted-murder counts focus on Johann G., Tobias E. and Paul M., with G. arrested in 2024 after a public manhunt and E. previously convicted in Budapest and transferred to Germany.
- Roughly 70 court days are scheduled under strict security, with the defendants seated behind armored glass and supporters demonstrating outside the courthouse.
- The case follows 2023 convictions linked to Lina E., comes shortly after the US labeled Antifa Ost a terrorist organization, and related proceedings for other suspects are slated to start in Düsseldorf in January.