Anti-Islamist Taleb A.
What we know so far about the Magdeburg perpetrator
Five dead, over 200 injured: the man arrested after the car attack at the Magdeburg Christmas market is Taleb A., a 50-year-old specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy from Bernburg (Saale). He has been living in Germany since 2006 and has an unlimited residence permit.
Taleb A. comes from Saudi Arabia and describes himself as an ex-Muslim and Islam-critical activist. In social media and interviews, he recently made confused accusations against the German authorities, whom he accused of failing to take action against Islamism and of persecuting him. Among other things, he stated in a video according to media reports: "The government is criminal instead of protecting me. The police are the criminals. In this case, I blame the German nation and the German citizens."
The psychiatrist allegedly believed in a "covert secret operation" by Germany to "hunt down Saudi ex-Muslims worldwide and destroy their lives", while Syrian jihadists were granted asylum in Germany.
After going public years ago with his support for Saudi women fleeing their home country, he later wrote on his website in English and Arabic: "My advice: don't ask for asylum in Germany."
"Most aggressive critic of Islam"
In an interview with the FAZ newspaper in 2019, the perpetrator called himself the "most aggressive critic of Islam in history". As an avowed atheist, he had applied for asylum in Germany because he feared persecution in his home country due to his non-belief and his critical stance towards Islam. Similar reports appeared in the same year on the BBC and in "Der Spiegel". He later distanced himself from Germany.
On social media, he showed himself to be a fan of the AfD, Elon Musk and Martin Sellner.
First drug test turns out positive
A car crashed into a group of people at a Christmas market in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt early on Friday evening. After the fatal drive, a special task force searched his apartment, just a twelve-minute walk from Bernburg Hospital, where he was working in a psychiatric ward for addicted offenders.
The background to his crime remains unclear. According to German newspapers, however, it is already clear that he was under the influence of drugs or medication.
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