Overview
- The Amtsgericht Stuttgart issued a written penalty order on Friday that requires Akbulut to pay 120 day‑sentences of €430 each, a total of €51,600, for attempted dangerous bodily harm and insult.
- Akbulut reported on 25 January 2025 that she had been racially and sexually attacked on an IC train, which triggered initial public outrage and a police inquiry.
- Prosecutors later investigated both Akbulut and fellow passengers after witness statements and an internal Bundespolizei assessment reported that Akbulut filmed other travelers and threw a bottle before being struck by an object.
- Akbulut has formally objected to the Strafbefehl only on the level of the daily penalty, so the order is not yet final and a written objection will bring the case to a hearing if the court accepts it.
- If the penalty stands, the 120 day‑sentences exceed the 90‑day threshold that causes a conviction to be entered in the federal register, her Bundestag mandate remains in place and one passenger from the same incident already accepted a separate Strafbefehl.