Overview

• The state court convicted the Syrian defendant, identified as Issa Al H./Issa Al Hasan, of three murders, 10 attempted murders and membership in the Islamic State group.
• Judge Winfried van der Grinten said the attacker had been massively radicalized since 2019 and had spread IS propaganda on TikTok.
• Prosecutors presented evidence that he contacted an IS handler via Telegram and recorded a pledge of allegiance before the attack.
• The Aug. 23, 2024 stabbing at Solingen’s Festival of Diversity killed three people and injured 10, and he was arrested the next day.
• Reporting notes he arrived in Germany in 2022 and was slated for deportation to Bulgaria in 2023 but evaded expulsion, fueling migration and security debates that shaped the election climate.