Overview

• Salus lifted the suspension of the Bernburg forensic clinic’s medical director after an interim audit found no grounds for disciplinary action.
• The audit, commissioned after the Magdeburg attack, continues to examine Taleb A.’s employment and behavior during his tenure as a stations doctor.
• A colleague had raised concerns about Taleb A.’s mental health months before the attack, but no preventive measures were taken by superiors.
• Psychosocial emergency care was provided by approximately 100 trained personnel to victims’ families, police, and rescue workers, with ongoing support for affected individuals.
• SPD politician Rüdiger Erben is advocating for a legal right to psychosocial support for volunteer first responders to ensure consistent care standards.