Overview

• The Staatsanwaltschaft Saarbrücken has opened two proceedings to examine suspected bodily harm by prison officers before the juvenile’s death
• The Polizeiinspektion Neunkirchen launched three criminal investigations after inmates accused staff of assault during a protest
• Seventeen young detainees staged a refusal to return to cells in protest, prompting police support and the security transfer of two alleged ringleaders
• Jens Diener has forwarded all available information to authorities and scheduled a briefing for lawmakers on the status of the inquiries
• Opposition leader Florian Spaniol has demanded the probes address possible racial bias and called for broader reforms of juvenile detention oversight