Overview
- Federal prosecutors filed the indictment Wednesday before the Düsseldorf state security court.
- The charges allege terrorism financing, instruction to commit a serious state‑endangering violent act, and unlawful dissemination of personal data.
- Investigators say the suspect ran an anonymous Darknet site that posted name lists, self‑written "death sentences," bomb‑making guides, and sought cryptocurrency donations as bounties.
- More than 20 people were listed as targets, with multiple outlets reporting that Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz were among them.
- Police arrested the dual German‑Polish suspect in Dortmund on November 10, 2025, after a domestic intelligence tip, and he remains in pretrial detention as the court considers a trial date.