Process start in Düsseldorf: Murder system against IS terrorist of Solingen

Process start in Düsseldorf: Murder system against IS terrorist of Solingen

On May 27, 2025, the trial against Issa Al H. began in the high -security wing of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, nine months after a devastating knife attack in Solingen. This took place on August 23, 2024 during a city festival, with the accused indiscriminately on the necks of celebrating stitches. The attack demanded three human life and seriously injured ten more, many of them, which led to an outcry in society.

The federal prosecutor accuses the 26-year-old Syrian of the murder and ten times the murder and finds that he is a member of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). Shortly before the crime, Issa Al H. had sworn loyalty in videos of the IS organization and was looking for contact with Islamist-jihadist forums. When choosing the murder weapon, it is said to have been guided by IS IS.

The process and its meaning

Issa al H. entered the courtroom in a blue T-shirt with a lowered head. At the start of the trial, he has not yet commented, and it remains unclear whether he will make his own contribution during the negotiation. A total of 22 process days were scheduled until September 24, 2025, the end of the main hearing, on which almost 50 witnesses and various experts are to be heard. Injuries and relatives of the fatalities are represented among the twelve co -plants, which illustrates the emotional severity of the procedure.

The indictment provides a lifelong imprisonment and possibly preventive detention, since the accused is considered fully guilty. The case is politically charged and raises questions about asylum and migration policy as well as internal security. The process could have far -reaching consequences for the debate about German asylum policy, especially in view of the fact that Al H. came to Germany as an asylum seeker.

the background of the accused

Issa Al H. had entered Germany in December 2022 in Germany and had been looking for refuge after his arrival in an emergency accommodation. According to him, he left Syria behind to escape the military. His deportation -related return plans to Bulgaria failed due to official failures, and so he finally found himself in Solingen, where the attack took place.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz described the crime as a "terrible crime" and emphasized the need for a tough procedure against such attacks. In recent years, the security authorities in Germany have also been experiencing a wave of Islamistically motivated acts of violence. The number of Islamist endangers, which was around 590 in 2024, is strongly related to the threat of groups such as IS and AL QAIDA, which are still active in Germany and Europe. IS took responsibility for the Solingen attack and described Al H. as "soldiers".

The endangerment from Islamist terrorism remains high in Germany, and Salafism is the most important Islamist current in the country with 10,500 people. Measures for deradicalization and reintegration, especially for returnees from herds of conflict, are urgently required to increase security and prevent future attacks.