Overview

• Justice Minister Franziska Weidinger informed the state parliament’s legal affairs committee about a letter described as a clemency request in which Marla‑Svenja Liebich purportedly declared she would not enter custody, according to lawmakers cited by dpa.
• Several committee members said the document reached prosecutors days after the scheduled intake date, and Weidinger reportedly attributed the delay to an office error, drawing criticism.
• The Saxony‑Anhalt justice ministry invoked committee confidentiality and said it will brief the committee chair in a confidential letter, declining further public comment.
• Prosecutor Dennis Cernota said the status is unchanged: Liebich failed to appear on August 29 at JVA Chemnitz and is being sought nationwide under an enforcement warrant.
• The 18‑month sentence follows a July 2023 conviction for incitement to hatred, defamation and insult that survived appeals; earlier this year Liebich legally changed name and gender under the Self‑Determination Act.