Overview
- A court spokeswoman said the 11-year-old son will invoke his right to refuse testimony in the case over the New Year’s 2023/24 abduction from Denmark.
- The daughter’s testimony, originally planned for this week, has been rescheduled to mid-December, and the court has not yet determined the conditions of her appearance.
- Christina Block reiterated in court that she is innocent and accused her ex-husband and his lawyer of using media statements to pressure her into a confession.
- Investigatory files, including wiretaps authorized in April and more than 900 pages of protocols, are cited in reports as indicating a planned but failed 2022 operation linked to ex-BND chief August Hanning’s firm System 360; Hanning and partner Thorsten Mehles deny wrongdoing.
- Hanning is no longer summoned after announcing he would refuse to answer questions, and prior reporting notes his phones were tapped and his premises searched as part of the probe.