Overview
- The fugitive, referred to as Mohamed A., slipped from police supervision outside the Amtsgericht Halle around 13:45 on Friday after a detention order under international legal assistance.
- He had been arrested during a check at Halle’s Riebeckplatz on Thursday on a 2020 French warrant over an alleged assault causing injury.
- Police released images and a detailed description and say he was last seen near the Edeka-Center on Merseburger Straße heading toward Turmstraße.
- Investigators report uncertainty over his true identity and nationality because he appears to use multiple identities.
- An internal review is probing the escape procedures as search operations continue across Saxony-Anhalt and have been extended nationwide.