Wanted to Kill "Infidels" - Committal for Man

The man suffers from a mental illness and was not accountable, according to expert Reinhard Haller. The prosecution had requested admission to a forensic therapeutic center. The jury complied with this request, confirmed court spokesman Dietmar Nußbaumer in reports in Vorarlberg media.

Accused of multiple offenses

The man was accused of several offenses, including dangerous threats, bodily harm, attempted resistance to state authority, attempted robbery, and membership in a terrorist organization. He allegedly threatened several people with murder because they were "infidels." He demanded money from a neighbor under threat of violence, but the neighbor did not take him seriously.

In November 2024, he attempted in a mosque to coerce a 15-year-old, at knifepoint and with threats, to kill worshippers with him because, in his opinion, they did not worship the true Islam. The teenager turned to the police. During his arrest, he threatened the authorities, and subsequently also hospital staff and the judicial guard.

Man accepted the verdict

ORF Vorarlberg, Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeitung, and Vorarlberger Nachrichten reported on Monday that the man confessed in court. He has since renounced radical ideas and stated that he no longer wants anything to do with the Islamic State. The unemployed man had apparently been radicalized on the internet.

Court psychiatrist Reinhard Haller diagnosed the man with an acute mental illness. He had developed delusions over the years and had become engrossed in fantasies of killing. His threats as an IS supporter were to be taken seriously. The paranoid-hallucinatory schizophrenia, triggered by excessive and prolonged cannabis use, must be treated, Haller advocated for admission. Without treatment, the 22-year-old is considered dangerous. The man immediately accepted the verdict, and it is legally binding according to court spokesman Nußbaumer.

(APA/Red)

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