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Security Fears Partly Close Hamburg Block Trial as Defendant Denies Ordering Abduction

Further questioning of Christina Block is scheduled for October 29.

Overview

  • Judges excluded the public during witness Alon K.’s testimony, citing danger to a person described as a colleague active in high-ranking security circles in Israel and Germany.
  • The court sought to learn who in Israel established contact with David B., with the name withheld due to stated safety risks.
  • Christina Block emotionally rejected the allegation that she commissioned her children’s abduction and accused the co-plaintiff side of leaking material from her seized IT and diary to the media.
  • Block confirmed a December 28, 2023 search for trauma and child alienation resources and said she still keeps browser tabs open on the topic.
  • Defense lawyers argued a co-accused attorney never pushed for a violent recovery of the children from Denmark, while the prosecutor denied accusing a witness of lying and cautioned against absolute reliance on any testimony.