Overview
- The defense informed the court on October 7 that the prisoner no longer consents to continuing the release proceedings.
- On November 3 the Landgericht Kassel decided that conditional release will not be considered in the absence of his consent.
- A court-ordered risk assessment was completed by early July 2025, and the Frankfurt prosecutor’s office opposed suspension of the life sentence based on that report.
- He applied for early release in 2024, and a 2019 ruling set a 23-year minimum term that expired in September 2025.
- The review can resume only upon a new application or renewed consent from the inmate, or if the prison authority initiates proceedings with his agreement.