“Allahu akbar“(Allah is great). That is the phrase that pronounced after his arrest the Afghan who on Thursday morning lashed out with his car against a union march, hurting 38 people, including several children and one of them seriously. That Religious proclamation, typical of the most radical Muslims, has been one of the signs that has led to the Munich prosecutor’s office to the theory that this multiple outrage had Islamist motivation. , declared that he lashed out at the conscious manifestation of what he did and has confessed very religious.
“They know who knows me that I am very careful with my words, but in this case I would dare to talk about an Islamist motivation,” said the chief prosecutor and director of the central office of Extremism and Terrorism (Zet) at a press conference (Zet) from Bavaria, Gabriele Tilmann. At the time of detention, the man shouted “Allahu akbar“And he prayed. That was the reason why the ZET took care of the investigation very quickly.
The Attorney General of Munich has already requested the Judge of Instruction for the preventive detention of this man. While the Criminal Investigation Office of Bavaria (LKA), in which 140 agents work, has created a special commission that will collaborate closely with the investigators of the Munich Police Headquarters, with the Office of Protection of the Constitution of the Federated State of Bavaria, with the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation and with other police departments. The research is therefore transversal with the intention of covering all areas of the life of Farhard N. No indications of belonging to Islamist groups have been found And neither will it have someone’s help. It would therefore be a lone wolf.
Farhad N. was subjected to a two -hour interrogation, after the prayers that the detainee asked. The scientist, meanwhile, rummage on the mobile phone to guide her conversations, her contacts and her photos. One of the first messages they saw was A “maybe tomorrow is no longer here”sent by the detainee his relatives before the Munich attack. He had the possibility of dying in his action.
“Numerous messages in Arab were found. An Islamist orientation can the information available in the least possible.
Police vice president, Christian Huber, the agents arrested Afghan by force. He did not give up. The police had to force it from the car, bursting with a shot the glass of one of the car windows. Before the incident, the man had advanced to a police car with his mini and accelerated again before colliding with the crowd.
Farhad N. was born in Kabul. In 2016 he arrived in Europe, first to Italy and then to Germanybeing still teenager. Shortly after requesting asylum. The application is rejected. In the first moments, under the shock of what happened, the Bavarian Minister of Interior, Joachim Herrmann, suggests that the suspect had to have abandoned the country. Hours later it is clarified that the Afghan was not obliged to leave the country, he had a valid residence permit despite the denial of the asylum application. In 2020, the denial was confirmed by the courts, but as Farhad N. was doing a formation in Munich, it was allowed to remain in Germany.
It was not the only correction. Already entered the night, the Munich police issued a statement by stating that Farhad N. is indeed known by previous investigations about robberies and thefts, but also as a witness “for their previous work as a detective of stores.” Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder confirmed later in an interview on the ZDF television network that Farhad has no criminal record. “External circumstances do not automatically point to a classical attack situation.” He added: “Until now, the extremist history is not so easy to detect at first glance.”
That’s how it is. Farah’s profile is not typical of Islamist. In its social networks, this Afghan is presented as an addict to the gym. Practice bodybuilding, participates in competitions and is even done with several medals. Last year, for example, he was fourth in a Bavarian championship. In his Tik Tok account there are photos that show a Farhard wearing the latest fashion. The jacket and shoes that carry in one of those photos look like the last detail to the jacket and the shoes that the detainee took on Thursday morning. And there are photos, which already circulate through the networks, next to a cream -colored mini. A car like the one used for crime. The last photo that uploaded to Instagram on Monday seems to be something older: Farhad N. carries a short -sleeved shirt, is standing with his legs open on a road next to a green grass area, with his hands in his pockets, And smile at the camera. Next to the photo has written in Arabic: “Oh Allah, always protected”, and two emojis. One of the Kaaba, the cubic building located in the courtyard of the Meca Mosque. And another of an index finger raised, a gesture that symbolizes monotheism in Islam. A daily gesture for millions of Muslims, but is also used improperly by Islamists.
For the rest, in their profiles – which can no longer be consulted – nothing is at first glance that can indicate an Islamist or extremist attitude of another. In the numerous photos and videos that Farhad N. has published of himself on the Internet, he is seen walking through the city singing, traveling by train and, above all, doing sports. Because he has not only shown his muscles on social networks, he also published videos of a hamburger in Munich. The employee in the store on Thursday night says: Farhad N., the athlete? Of course he knows him. “Everyone knows him.” Of Tiktok or the gym. N. had often come to eat. Had even been done selfies with the. It is not believed at all that has rammed with the car to a crowd. “He doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t smoke marijuana, he doesn’t drink alcohol.” And he has always been kind and educated, not a little aggressive.
Several of the wounded in the outrage are still in the Intensive Care Unit, while in the horror scenario flowers and messages of encouragement accumulate and improve the injured. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is in Munich on the occasion of the Security Conference, has visited the place and after keeping a minute of silence, declared that “the brutality of this act disturbs us and leaves us stunned. It has been an act of atrocious violence. Its author led his car to a demonstration, probably with the intention of hurting or killing random people. He will account for the law and justice. “
The decision of justice will not arrive before the general elections held on the 23rd in advance and where migration will play an important role. The fact that this Afghan was not a asylum seeker waiting for deportation results in this electoral, irrelevant context.