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NRW Government Hands Over Missing SMS in Solingen Inquiry After Ultimatum

Opposition leaders question why repeatedly requested messages surfaced only now.

Overview

  • The state delivered roughly 1,400 additional files to the parliamentary inquiry this morning, including the SMS and chat records demanded by SPD and FDP.
  • Officials say more than 7,000 datasets had already been transmitted earlier in the week, with the new tranche covering mobile communications from the attack weekend through January 30.
  • New migration minister Verena Schäffer pledged full cooperation in her first Landtag address and centered the victims of the 2024 Islamist attack in her remarks.
  • FDP chief Henning Höne argued in an Aktuelle Stunde debate that the absence of repeatedly requested texts could not be accidental, while SPD’s Lisa Kapteinat urged an end to delays.
  • Media disclosure of two previously unseen SMS triggered the escalation over records and preceded Josefine Paul’s resignation from the post earlier this week.