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Magdeburg Attack Trial: Reluctant Confession and Hunger StrikeThe trial over the December 2024 Christmas market attack with six deaths and 300+ injuries will continue through March 2026.
- Taleb al-Abdulmohsen initially gave incoherent statements and was reprimanded by the judge to focus on the attack facts.
- The 51-year-old admitted to driving the vehicle but expressed no remorse and announced a planned hunger strike lasting three weeks.
- He explained the attack as a response to insufficient support from authorities, stating he saw no alternative to his actions.
- Approximately 180 co-plaintiffs are involved, and the trial is scheduled for nearly 50 days under heavy security until March 2026.
Then I just stepped on the gas— Taleb al-Abdulmohsen describes his action during the attack on the Christmas market.
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- The 51-year-old accused is medically declared unfit for trial because of a hunger and thirst strike.
- His weight dropped to 47.6 kilograms and acute kidney failure is imminent, requiring continuous medical monitoring.
- The Magdeburg court continues the case without him, as he deliberately caused his inability to participate.
- On December 20, 2024, the defendant drove a heavy rental vehicle into a Christmas market, killing six and injuring over 300 people.
You do not have the power to delay or sabotage the proceedings through hunger or thirst strikes.— Judge Dirk Sternberg emphasizes the ineffectiveness of hunger strikes to delay the trial.
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- Taleb A. declared a hunger strike lasting three weeks during his trial for the Magdeburg Christmas market attack.
- He previously endured a 26-day hunger strike in spring and remained healthy according to medical reports.
- Judge Sternberg stated the trial may continue without the defendant if he loses capacity to participate.
- The defendant was urged to focus his statements on the crime and avoid political digressions.
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