Overview

• Landeskriminalamt officers searched Jens Meier’s home and office in October 2024, according to a Hamburg court search warrant.
• Phone analysis uncovered a message referencing a “Projekt Dänemark,” which the judge said supports suspicion of Meier’s role in initiating contacts for the operation.
• Investigative files report Meier introduced a Block confidant to an Israel-born contact in Frankfurt who then connected him with the alleged team.
• During questioning, Meier first denied knowledge, then said he could not fully recall the context and acknowledged recommending a “potential expert” for background information.
• Seven defendants are currently on trial in Hamburg, including Christina Block and former sports presenter Gerhard Delling, as proceedings examine the alleged cross-border abduction.