German right-leaning activist transferred to men's prison in transgender case
The 55-year-old far-right activist was extradited after failing to report for a 1.5-year sentence for slander and incitement to hatred.
- Marla-Svenja Liebich, a 55-year-old far-right activist born male, legally changed gender while appealing a 1.5-year sentence for slander and incitement to hatred and was extradited from the Czech Republic to a women’s prison in Chemnitz, Germany.
- The gender change and request for placement in a women’s prison were seen by some as a deliberate mockery of Germany’s self-determination law introduced under Olaf Scholz’s government, sparking debate and criticism.
- Liebich is a longstanding right-wing extremist classified by Saxony’s intelligence service, and the case has prompted a government review of the gender self-identification laws.
- Prison authorities confirmed the placement was based on registered gender rather than biological sex, and they are deciding how to carry out the sentence.
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Convicted neo-Nazi Marla Svenja Liebich, who is officially registered as a woman, will now serve her sentence in a men's prison. This was announced by the Saxon Ministry of Justice. The prison administration has thus made "a decision in favor of the safety of women in the Chemnitz correctional system," explained State Justice Minister Geiert.
German officials send neo-Nazi to male prison despite legal gender change
A German neo-Nazi convicted on charges including slander and incitement to racial hatred will serve his sentence in a correctional facility for men, even after legally registering as a woman under the country's recent law on gender identification, officials said Thursday.
Although Liebich is now legally considered a woman, the long-standing right-wing extremist must serve his sentence in a male detention centre. How is that possible?
(Berlin=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = A German neo-Nazi figure notorious for homophobia tried changing his gender to female ahead of his imprisonment, but ultimately...
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A German neo-Nazi provocateur who was slated to be sent to a women's prison after having a legal gender change will instead be incarcerated with men, local authorities said on Thursday.
The German extreme right activist was arrested in the Czech Republic after 7 months on the run. Legally recognized as a woman, she had been sent to a women's prison, but she will be transferred to a facility for men for security reasons
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