Overview
- The Stuttgart court halted Monday's planned opening after defense lawyers said glass boxes cut off client contact, pushing the first hearing to next week.
- Prosecutors charge the five with property damage of about €1 million at an Ulm site linked to Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems and with membership in a 'criminal organization' under Section 129.
- The defendants have spent more than seven months in high-security pretrial detention with long isolation and tight limits on visits, according to their lawyers.
- Prosecutors say they suspect an anti‑Semitic motive, and defense lawyers say the action was civil disobedience aimed at stopping alleged unlawful conduct, noting no one was hurt and the group waited for police.
- Amnesty International warns that using Section 129, a law built for terrorism and organized crime, to target protest risks chilling free expression and assembly across Germany.