- The trial of the attacker of the Christmas markets begins in Magdeburg.
- The incident happened on December 20 last year, six people died.
- The prosecutor’s office charged the attacker with six murders and 338 attempts.
- The motive for the act was frustration with civil law disputes in Germany.
- Approximately 180 victims and survivors will participate in the hearing.
In Magdeburg, Germany, the trial begins on Monday with the attacker who almost 11 months ago, he drove his car into the area of the Christmas markets in Magdeburg, where he killed six people and injured more than three hundred people. TASR informs about it according to the report of the DPA agency.
Fifty-one-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor Taleb al-Abdulmohsen drove his car into a crowd of people on December 20 last year. The prosecutor’s office charged him with six murders and 338 attempted murders, among other charges.
The man has been living in Germany since 2006, and according to the prosecutor’s office, she was his motivation probably dissatisfaction and frustration with the course and results of civil disputes, when he failed to file various criminal charges. His goal was to kill as many people as possible with his car. The authorities arrested the man after committing the crime and he has been in custody since then.
Around 180 victims and survivors are taking part in the trial, making it one of the largest in Germany’s post-war history. A temporary courthouse was built to accommodate such a large number of people.
