Overview
- The 33-year-old former member opened his testimony Wednesday at the Higher Regional Court in Dresden, with ten hearing days scheduled through August.
- He said he drove co-defendant Johann G. to Eisenach for a December 2019 assault, scouted the target, phoned in updates, and left before the attack.
- The witness described training to strike suspected neo-Nazis in larger numbers within about 30 seconds to injure the target, using set roles to overwhelm and then break off.
- Security was stepped up under witness protection with masked officers in the courtroom, and the session started hours late after defense objections that the court rejected.
- Federal prosecutors charge six defendants with membership in a criminal group and a seventh as a supporter, in a case that follows 2023 convictions linked to Lina E. and now centers on alleged leader Johann G.