Overview
- The Higher Regional Court in Celle annulled the requirement that Christian Brückner secure a fixed address in Germany and rejected a de facto restriction on staying in the country.
- Prosecutors had imposed conditions in September that included an electronic ankle monitor, passport surrender, a ban on leaving Germany, and a fixed residence obligation.
- Reporting indicates he could travel within Europe after the lower court in Hildesheim puts the ruling into effect, though investigators say probes continue without an indictment.
- BILD reports his passport has not yet been returned and it is unclear whether his electronic ankle tag would function or be enforceable outside Germany.
- Brückner has signaled he intends to leave once he has funds and, per BILD, a GoFundMe appeal he launched for travel money was taken offline.