Process start against murder of police officers: a drama in Stuttgart-Stammheim!

On Thursday, February 13, 2025, the trial against Sulaiman Ataee (25) begins in the Stuttgart-Stammheim Higher Regional Court. He is charged with murder on the police officer Rouven Laur († 29) and five times attempted murder. The act that is at the center of the procedure occurred on May 31, 2024 on the market square in Mannheim, where Rouven Laur was stabbed while trying to protect others from the attacker, such as Bild reported.

On the first day of the trial, the parents of the killed police officer will be present in the courtroom. A total of 53 negotiation days are scheduled, the meeting begins on Tuesday and Thursdays at 9 a.m., with the last planned negotiation day being planned for October 30, 2025. 17 witnesses, including the anti-Islam activist Michael Stürzenberger and police officers who were in action during the crime, are loaded.

process details and safety precautions

The accused is represented by an election defender and a compulsory defender. The relatives of Rouven Laur appear as co -plaintiffs with two lawyers, while three lawyers represent the injured activists. The courtroom is equipped with two 15-sqm screens to present evidence. Spectator places are separated from the negotiating hall by armored glass panes, which underlines special safety precautions.

The indictment includes murder and attempted murder, whereby the federal prosecutor's office assumes low motives. According to Badische Latest news Kam Sulaiman A. 2013 as a teenager, his asylum application was rejected in 2014; Nevertheless, a ban on deportation was imposed. Most recently, he lived with his German wife and two toddlers in Heppenheim, around 35 kilometers northeast of Mannheim. After the fatal knife attack, in which he injured five people, he was injured and had to be operated on before he could be taken into custody.