Overview
- On June 5, the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe issued an arrest warrant for Russian national Akhmad E.
- Federal prosecutors allege Akhmad E. translated IS propaganda into Russian and Chechen.
- He has been detained since February 20 after being arrested at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport while boarding a flight.
- Investigators say he tried to travel to IS-held territory to receive military training and prepared a serious state-endangering act.
- The Generalbundesanwaltschaft is handling the case as part of Germany’s broader counter-terrorism efforts.