Overview

• Testifying on the 17th day of the trial, HPA chief Jens Meier called reports that he steered the family to Cyber Cupula "complete nonsense" and said he did not know the firm at the time.
• He said he passed two phone numbers—for an ex-police security executive and networker Alon Katzir-Shimoni—for technical checks, stressing discussions never concerned retrieving people.
• Meier acknowledged a message referencing a "Denmark project" found on his phone but said it referred to follow-ups on cybersecurity and background queries, not an abduction plan.
• The court read entries from a notebook attributed to an alleged kidnapper that outlined surveillance, infiltration ideas, and payment notes such as "Costs client 30,000," with entries dating to early 2023.
• Defense teams sought to introduce new video evidence and documents to challenge prior accounts, while a victims’ lawyer argued the cybersecurity explanation looked like a cover story; Meier remains a witness and was searched by LKA in October 2024.