Overview
- Police in Saxony said Marla‑Svenja Liebich did not appear at the Chemnitz women’s prison and has left Germany, with no arrest reported.
- Liebich, 54, was due to begin an 18‑month sentence for incitement to hatred, defamation and insult after prosecutors approved detention in a women’s facility.
- On social media, she posted an image greeting from Moscow and referenced a potential international warrant, indicating flight abroad.
- Germany’s 2024 self‑determination law allows administrative changes to name and legal gender without medical documentation, replacing a 1981 procedure requiring psychological reports.
- Conservative officials condemned the outcome as evidence of permissive rules, and the governing coalition has committed to a review that will assess any objectively abusive uses.