Overview
- Prosecutors in Halle have opened a case against the 19-year-old from Gräfenhainichen on suspicion of a weapons-law violation and insulting religious communities under §166 StGB.
- Investigators executed a search at his registered address on November 25, then the suspect later appeared at a police station in central Hesse and handed over a toy pistol.
- Officials say the surrendered toy could match the pistol-like object seen in a circulating video, and evidence collection and questioning are ongoing.
- The suspect told dpa he posts deliberately to provoke and expects the case to be dropped, while the presumption of innocence applies.
- Section 166 can carry up to three years in prison or a fine, and his Instagram profile was reported as unreachable as coverage intensified.