The 16-year-old suspected Islamist and supporter of the terrorist militia ‘Islamic State’ (IS), who is accused of trying to stab passers-by with a combat knife at Vienna’s main station on September 11, remains in custody. The reason: the boy’s defense waived the legally required habeas corpus on Wednesday, court spokeswoman Christina Salzborn said.
Because the defense of the soon-to-be 17-year-old has waived habeas corpus, his pre-trial detention has been extended by another four weeks.
Teen wanted to stab people
The boy was – as reported – arrested on September 12 after having driven to the central station the day before in camouflage clothing and with a combat knife and with a combat knife that he had recently purchased to, according to his own statements, carry out a suicide attack in the name is. As he explained after his arrest, he planned to stab people until he was shot by police.
Looking for encouragement from like-minded people
The young person is said to have announced the crime in an Islamist Telegram group, of which he had been a member since July 2023 and in which he would probably become further radicalized in a very short time, and sought support from like-minded people. people. As the 16-year-old explained to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution after his arrest, he had promised himself a “paradise” with his plan and allegedly explicitly referred to the Viennese attacker.
He killed four people in the city center on November 2, 2020 before being shot by police.
Source: Krone
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