Overview
- Taleb A., 51, is charged with six counts of murder, 338 counts of attempted murder and 309 counts of dangerous bodily harm over the 20 December 2024 car attack that killed six people and injured more than 300.
- The court has set roughly 47 hearing days through March 2026 in a temporary 4,700-square-meter facility featuring glass-shielded zones for the accused, participants and public.
- Prosecutors described a minute-long drive at up to 48 km/h and alleged he intended to kill an undefined large number of people to draw attention to perceived injustices.
- The defendant offered little explanation beyond acknowledging he drove, made political statements and held up a laptop reading “MagdeburgGate” and “Sept. 2026,” appearing behind bullet-resistant glass after being flown in by helicopter.
- More than 150 victims and relatives are admitted as co-plaintiffs and many are represented by about 40 lawyers as some avoid attending for psychological reasons, while a dispute over labeling the act as terrorism continues after federal prosecutors declined to take over.