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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Defendant confesses in trial over deadly attack on Germany's Solingen
The man accused of an attack in the German city of Solingen that left three people dead last year has confessed on the first day of his trial. The suspect, a Syrian national named as Issa al H. under German privacy laws, admitted to the stabbing on Tuesday in a statement on his behalf read out by defence lawyers. "I have brought heavy guilt upon myself. I am ready to accept the judgement," he said. "I killed innocent people, not infidels." The trial began in a high-security wing at the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court, months after the attack at a street festival in Solingen on August 23, 2024. The defendant is charged with three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder. He is accused of membership in the Islamic State terror group, having allegedly pledged allegiance to the organization in videos hours before the attack. Prosecutors said before the start of the trial that the man sought contact with Islamic State in radical online forums. Operatives then offered him guidance, including in the choice of weapons. The accused entered the courtroom dressed in a blue t-shirt and kept his head mostly bowed in the dock. A total of 12 co-plaintiffs are listed in the trial, including people injured in the attack and relatives of the victims. The fatalities were two men aged 56 and 67 and a 56 year-old woman. Eight people were injured in the attack.
The Star
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Germany tries Syrian man over deadly stabbing that stoked migration debate
Issa al H., a Syrian national suspected of stabbing to death three people at a festival in the German city of Solingen in 2024, sits at the beginning of his trial in Duesseldorf, Germany, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - A Syrian man stood trial in Duesseldorf on Tuesday over a knife attack claimed by Islamic State in which three people were killed, a case that stirred debate over foreigner crime in Germany and paved the way for a crackdown on migration. The 27-year-old defendant, identified as Issa al H, is accused of swinging his knife at a crowd of revellers at a festival in the western town of Solingen last year, stabbing several people from behind. He faces three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder, and is also charged with membership in a foreign terrorist organisation. Issa al H admitted guilt on his first day in court, where he appeared in a blue jumpsuit with his head bowed before him, only raising his head occasionally. "I have brought heavy guilt upon myself," he said via a statement read by his attorney. He offered his apology to the relatives of the victims and said he was prepared to accept his punishment. He did not comment on the allegation that he committed the crime in coordination with the Islamic State militant group. If convicted, the defendant faces life imprisonment. The Solingen attack raised an outcry and drew calls for tough action against foreign perpetrators of violent crime in the run-up to Germany's February election, won by the conservatives under migration hardliner Friedrich Merz. His coalition government, which took office earlier this month, has closed Germany's borders to undocumented migrants and vowed to ramp up deportations to Syria and Afghanistan. (Reporting by Tom Käckenhoff in Duesseldorf and Rachel More in Berlin; editing by Mark Heinrich)
Straits Times
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Germany tries Syrian man over deadly stabbing that stoked migration debate
Issa al H., a Syrian national suspected of stabbing to death three people at a festival in the German city of Solingen in 2024, sits at the beginning of his trial in Duesseldorf, Germany, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler Issa al H., a Syrian national suspected of stabbing to death three people at a festival in the German city of Solingen in 2024, walks at the beginning of his trial in Duesseldorf, Germany, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler Issa al H., a Syrian national suspected of stabbing to death three people at a festival in the German city of Solingen in 2024, sits at the beginning of his trial in Duesseldorf, Germany, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler DUESSELDORF, Germany - A Syrian man stood trial in Duesseldorf on Tuesday over a knife attack claimed by Islamic State in which three people were killed, a case that stirred debate over foreigner crime in Germany and paved the way for a crackdown on migration. The 27-year-old defendant, identified as Issa al H, is accused of swinging his knife at a crowd of revellers at a festival in the western town of Solingen last year, stabbing several people from behind. He faces three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder, and is also charged with membership in a foreign terrorist organisation. Issa al H admitted guilt on his first day in court, where he appeared in a blue jumpsuit with his head bowed before him, only raising his head occasionally. "I have brought heavy guilt upon myself," he said via a statement read by his attorney. He offered his apology to the relatives of the victims and said he was prepared to accept his punishment. He did not comment on the allegation that he committed the crime in coordination with the Islamic State militant group. If convicted, the defendant faces life imprisonment. The Solingen attack raised an outcry and drew calls for tough action against foreign perpetrators of violent crime in the run-up to Germany's February election, won by the conservatives under migration hardliner Friedrich Merz. His coalition government, which took office earlier this month, has closed Germany's borders to undocumented migrants and vowed to ramp up deportations to Syria and Afghanistan. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
