Overview
- The Hamburg court continued questioning a 68-year-old managing director of an Israeli security firm under safe-conduct who is accused of organizing the operation.
- Christina Block is charged with commissioning the 2021 removal of her two children from Denmark, which she denies, saying she hired cyber-security work and the firm acted on its own.
- Reporting now spotlights attorney Andreas C. as a central coordinator, alongside a new embezzlement allegation above €200,000 tied to months of free stays for Israeli operatives at the Grand Elysée.
- Investigators cite chats from Block’s phone discussing payment without invoices, potential cash or cryptocurrency, and a later labeling of services as a “penetration test.”
- Key witness David Barkay says he was asked in January 2023 to devise a plan and gather data for the custody dispute, while separate coverage notes C.’s authority in the family business as executor of Eugen Block’s will.