Overview
- The Landgericht Magdeburg says the defendant is currently fit to stand trial and must appear for Thursday’s 14th day of proceedings.
- The Oberlandesgericht Naumburg dismissed his complaint over the December 18 hearing in his absence, finding such interim decisions are not open to appeal after he had already been heard in court.
- He was kept from court on December 18 after a prison doctor deemed him unfit due to a hunger‑and‑thirst strike, and the trial continued because the court viewed the condition as self‑inflicted.
- Prosecutors charge six counts of murder and attempted murder in 338 additional cases, with a possible sentence of life imprisonment and preventive detention.
- Earlier in the trial, the Saudi‑born doctor admitted he planned the attack, which killed six people and injured more than 300 at the Magdeburg Christmas market on December 20, 2024.