Overview

• Marla‑Svenja Liebich, 54, failed to report to JVA Chemnitz to begin an 18‑month sentence for offences including incitement to racial hatred and slander.
• Saxony police said supporters outside the prison received an audio message saying the person felt unwell and had left for another country, and an arrest warrant has been issued.
• Liebich posted images referencing “From Moscow with Love” and claimed on social media to be in Russia and planning to apply for U.S. asylum, assertions authorities have not corroborated.
• Prosecutors said the initial decision to place Liebich at the Chemnitz women’s facility was based on registered gender and residence, with case‑by‑case safety reviews on admission.
• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt called the move an abuse of Germany’s Self‑Determination Act, while LGBTQ groups warned that tightening the law could heighten discrimination; Liebich’s long far‑right record has been widely documented.