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Judgment Against Halle Assassins for Taking Hostages in Prison

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Because of the racist and anti-Semitic attack near the Synagogue in Halle, Stephan Balliet had already been sentenced to life imprisonment in 2020, followed by detention.On October 9, 2019, the highest Jewish holiday of Jom Kippur, he had tried to storm the Synagogue and execute a massacre.When he failed, he murdered two people near the Synagogue.While he was serving his sentence in the Burg prison, on December 12, 2022, the criminal took prison…
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The Halle assassin will have to go to prison for another seven years after being held hostage in the JVA Castle. The injured will receive compensation for pain and damages. The verdict is now final.

The verdict against Halle attacker Stephan B. for a hostage-taking at the Burg prison in Saxony-Anhalt is final. The Federal Court of Justice rejected the appeals by B. himself and the public prosecutor's office.

Judgment for hostage taking in the JVA castle ! The 6th Sentence of the Federal Court of Justice in Leipzig confirmed a judgment of the Landgericht Stendal. Both the revision of the prosecutor's office as well as of the defendant were rejected. The judgment dated 27 February 2024. The defendant was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Reason was a hostage taking in deed unit with illegal weapons construction and possession. In addition, the in…

Because of the racist and anti-Semitic attack near the Synagogue in Halle, Stephan Balliet had already been sentenced to life imprisonment in 2020, followed by detention.On October 9, 2019, the highest Jewish holiday of Jom Kippur, he had tried to storm the Synagogue and execute a massacre.When he failed, he murdered two people near the Synagogue.While he was serving his sentence in the Burg prison, on December 12, 2022, the criminal took prison…

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In the trial against Halle attacker Stephan B. for a hostage-taking in Burg prison, the Federal Court of Justice has dismissed the appeals of the public prosecutor's office and the defendant against the Stendal Regional Court's ruling of February 27, 2024. The Federal Court of Justice announced this on Tuesday. The regional court had sentenced the defendant to seven years' imprisonment for hostage-taking in conjunction with the illegal manufactu…

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berliner-sonntagsblatt.de broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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