Overview

• The trial began on June 24 at the Düsseldorfer Landgericht with six days of hearings scheduled through July.
• Prosecutors allege Dehran A. raised nearly €500,000 from 37 appeals for children in need but passed on only about €5,000.
• Investigators seized €20,000 in cash, multiple Rolex watches, designer handbags and a limousine during searches of his properties.
• His 33-year-old partner has been indicted as an alleged accomplice in the commercial and gang-related fraud case outlined in a 600-page indictment.
• The NRW-Verfassungsschutz classifies his online content as extremist-salafist and notes his reach of roughly 200,000 Instagram and 600,000 TikTok followers.