Magdeburg; Police warned death driver Taleb A. after threatening him by letter

Magdeburg – Three days after the death trip from Magdeburg, one question is becoming increasingly louder: How did the security authorities underestimate the danger of Taleb A. (50)?

Because of a threatening email, the police gave him a so-called in August Addressing the threat come. However, only by post because Taleb A. could not be found in person, they say.

This was first reported by MDR, the document is available to the broadcaster. On Friday, the prison doctor Taleb A., who comes from Saudi Arabia, was at one Attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg five people killed and more than 200 injured.

“Don’t feel bad”

The threat address referred to a threat that the perpetrator sent by email to the Cologne public prosecutor’s office on August 21, 2023 because, in his opinion, the judges were corrupt: “So I have no bad conscience for the events that will happen in the next few days to restore justice.”he announced. The authorities apparently did not take the letter seriously, even though it already existed a BKA file about the psychiatrist’s violent fantasies.

Fatal: The investigators only rated the announcement as an “abstract threat.”

“Do not write in this form”

Because the response to the unequivocal announcement was made in writing by letter, from which the MDR quotes: “Even if you have not threatened any specific consequences in this case, you are hereby requested to refrain from writing in this form. These could potentially lead to criminal consequences.”it says succinctly in the letter.

That was there Danger posed by the ex-Muslimknown for years, he had repeatedly made threats.

Addressing a person at risk is intended to prevent crimes and signal to those affected that they are under special observation.

It is currently unclear whether an attempt was made to address him personally and then the letter was sent. Today, Monday, the state parliament dealt with this: Saxony-Anhalt’s Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang (54, CDU) emphasized that in addition to the failed direct approach to the threat, there were also two successful ones: one in a police station in the Salzland district (December 2023) and one on the Psychiatrist’s job (October 2024).