Overview

• Prosecutors in Halle said Marla‑Svenja Liebich failed to report to JVA Chemnitz by the 18:00 deadline, prompting an enforcement warrant and active search.
• Police cited a voice message played outside the prison claiming Liebich had left for a “third country,” while officials withheld details of the search operations.
• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt accused Liebich of abusing the Self‑Determination Act and urged reforms, as SPD and FDP figures rejected broad changes and pointed to an evaluation due by July 2026.
• The justice ministry and JVA Chemnitz emphasized that housing decisions weigh security and welfare in each case rather than defaulting to the registry entry, with measures such as single cells possible.
• A draft Interior Ministry data rule would log prior gender and forename, date of change, authority and file number in the registry, drawing SPD and Green criticism of a de facto special register.