Overview

• Marla‑Svenja Liebich, formerly Sven Liebich, changed the legal gender entry under the Selbstbestimmungsgesetz and publicly shared a summons naming the Chemnitz women’s prison for the start of the sentence.
• Liebich received an 18‑month prison term for offences including incitement to hatred, defamation and insult, with earlier legal challenges reported as unsuccessful.
• Saxony’s justice ministry and JVA Chemnitz say intake interviews and expert assessments can inform housing decisions and could lead to a transfer to protect inmate safety.
• CDU/CSU leaders call the law vulnerable to misuse, urge changes or repeal, and press to complete the planned evaluation by next year rather than in 2026.
• Federal Family Minister Karin Prien acknowledges weaknesses that can enable targeted abuse and points to the coalition’s scheduled evaluation to address security concerns.