Overview

• One 21-year-old from Hohenlohekreis received a one-year suspended youth sentence for feigning criminal offenses.
• The 21-year-old from Hamburg was given three years’ youth detention and convicted of attempted incitement to murder.
• More than 50 threats were sent by e-mail in autumn 2023 to schools, authorities and religious communities across eight federal states.
• The messages claimed high-explosive devices with timers and adopted “Allahu Akbar” rhetoric to mimic Hamas and amplify fear.
• Both defendants admitted to the allegations, were tried under juvenile law and the verdict is not yet legally binding.