Overview

• On August 12 at the Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart, the Bundesanwaltschaft urged a life sentence and the declaration of besondere Schwere der Schuld against Sulaiman Ataee for the May 2024 knife attack that killed officer Rouven Laur.
• Prosecutors portrayed Ataee as having ISIS-inspired radicalization and an intent to kill Islam critics at a Pax Europa rally on Mannheimer Marktplatz.
• Victim’s mother Petra Laur and sister Eve Laur gave emotional testimony on Rouven’s dedication as a police officer and the profound impact of his loss on their family.
• Lawyers for the Laur family requested Sicherungsverwahrung to allow continued detention if Ataee is deemed dangerous after serving his sentence.
• Defense counsel are set to make closing arguments immediately after the prosecution, and the court expects to announce its verdict in mid-September 2025.