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AUF1 reported that the doctor and publicist Paul Brandenburg was arrested on Wednesday at Berlin Airport by the Federal Police, according to his lawyer Markus Haintz. Brandenburg had just returned his ten-year-old child to Berlin and was taken to the Moabit prison after appearing before a detention judge. According to AUF1, he is accused of insulting or defaming the current Governing Mayor Kai Wegner in six instances. The statements allegedly related to Wegner's political responsibility and the convicted drag queen Jurassica Parka over child pornography. Wegner reportedly filed criminal complaints himself. The arrest warrant was apparently justified by a flight risk. The defense argued, according to AUF1, that the police and the public prosecutor's office knew that Brandenburg traveled to Berlin several times a month because of his child. His lawyers fought for his immediate release. AUF1 chief Stefan Magnet condemned the actions and accused the government of not arresting Islamists, individuals related to pedophilia, and war supporters while detaining critics of their form of government. According to Haintz, Brandenburg was pleased with mail; AUF1 provided the address of Moabit prison at Alt-Moabit 12a, 10559 Berlin. #FreiheitFürBrandenburg #Regierungskritik #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)

Lawyer Markus Haintz wrote that Dr. Paul Brandenburg was arrested by the Federal Police at Berlin Airport on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, while he was returning his ten-year-old child to Berlin. Although Brandenburg is in Berlin several times a month for his child and both the police and the public prosecutor's office are aware of this, an arrest warrant was issued due to alleged flight risk. Brandenburg was presented to a detention judge and has since been in pretrial detention at the Moabit correctional facility. Haintz announced that he represents Brandenburg together with lawyer V. Dannenmaier. Both are working for his immediate release. If this does not succeed, according to Haintz’s assessment, a new arrest warrant could be issued, and Brandenburg may remain in custody for a few weeks until a further custody review or the main hearing. Brandenburg is accused in six cases of insulting Berlin's mayor, Kai Wegner: in four cases, it concerns insults under § 185 of the Criminal Code, for which Wegner has filed a criminal complaint; in two others, it involves defamation under § 188 paragraph 2, variant 2 of the Criminal Code. Haintz wrote that all the contested statements referred to drag queen Jurassica Parka, civil name Mario Olszinski. He described Parka as having been sentenced to ten months of probation for child pornography. Haintz noted that Parka had hosted the charity gala "Gemeinsambunt" at the Berlin Theater des Westens on July 14, 2025. The event against hate crime was organized, among others, by the Berlin Police, the Brandenburg Police Headquarters, the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf District Office, and LSVD+. Parka stood on stage with police officers and was photographed, among others, with Deputy Police Chief Marco Langner. Haintz requested letters and financial support for Brandenburg's legal fees. He also announced that the "Freihafen 2026 Mallorca" conference will take place as planned. Brandenburg wishes to convey that participants should have fun and enjoy themselves. #Berlin #Rechtssystem #Justiz (translated)

FreeReinerFuellmich described Dr. Reiner Fuellmich as a political prisoner in Germany and provided this address for postcards and letters: JVA Lingen, Dr. Reiner Fuellmich, Kaiserstraße 5, 49809 Lingen (Ems), Germany. #ReinerFuellmich #FreeReinerFuellmich https://t.co/ubpus0TkAD #ReinerFuellmich #PoliticalPrisoner #FreeFuellmich

An employee of the Essen correctional facility was arrested at Frankfurt Airport because he is accused of smuggling mobile phones and other goods into the prison for payment, and it is being investigated whether there is a connection to a prisoner's escape. #JVA #Frankfurt #Essen (translated)

Matthias accused Egon Krenz of having asked Mikhail Gorbachev during a visit to Moscow on November 1, 1989, for the deployment of Soviet troops against East German citizens. Gorbachev rejected this and stated that the troops would remain in their barracks. Krenz only signed the order against the use of firearms on November 3, Matthias wrote. He claimed that Krenz later falsely asserted that he had prevented bloodshed in the fall of 1989. The responsible commanders on the ground had waited in vain for orders from the leadership and had independently ordered not to shoot. Matthias also accused Krenz of shared responsibility for election fraud in May 1989 and wrote that he had approved of the Tiananmen massacre. Furthermore, Matthias pointed out that Krenz had been sentenced in 1997 to six years and six months in prison for manslaughter and co-responsibility for the East German border regime, of which he had served nearly four years. He criticized Krenz's complaints about the conditions of his detention in the Plötzensee prison, his defense of the GDR, and his complaints about the amount of his pension. Matthias also wrote that Krenz had only been in power for 50 days before being ousted by the people, and he stated that he should have been entitled to social welfare instead of pension and royalty payments. #DDR #Gorbatschow #Wende (translated)

Steffan Nethe asked questions about the escape of a 34-year-old clan member from Essen, who was in pre-trial detention. According to his account, the man was supposed to be taken for a radiological examination when armed men overwhelmed and restrained the two accompanying correctional officers. Subsequently, the prisoner managed to escape. Nethe explained that prisoners are generally provided with medical care within the correctional facility; however, appointments for specialized examinations may require outside visits. The accompanying staff are not police officers, but correctional officers. The number assigned depends, among other things, on the individual security and escape risk. He asked why the examination outside the facility had been necessary, whether the alleged clan affiliation had been considered in the security assessment, and why two officers had been sufficient as escorts. He also inquired about the costs of such transports and whether the security measures in this case had been appropriate. #Kriminalität #Justiz #Sicherheit (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that the response of the Hessian state government to an inquiry from the AfD states that there are a total of 4,495 prisoners in adult and youth detention as of March 31, 2026. Of these, 1,865 were of Christian faith (41.49 percent), including 841 members of Protestant churches, 712 Catholics, and 312 Orthodox churches. 1,487 prisoners were Muslim (33.08 percent). Compared to a Muslim population share of about 10 percent in Hesse, Muslims are thus approximately three times overrepresented in correctional facilities, Kussmann wrote. For the Rockenberg Juvenile Detention Center, she mentioned 131 prisoners, including 78 Muslims (59.54 percent), 17 members of Protestant, 16 Catholic, and two Orthodox churches. In Wiesbaden, there were 162 prisoners, including 79 Muslims (48.77 percent), 14 members of Protestant, 17 Catholic, and five Orthodox churches. Furthermore, nine prisoners were affiliated with Buddhism and twelve with Judaism across the state. 775 made no statement, for which Kussmann cited a proportion of 1724 percent; 328 were without denomination (7.30 percent). According to Kussmann, the state government does not want to specify the number of extremist or radicalization-relevant prisoners. She wrote that politically motivated crime is subdivided into five areas: For right-wing politically motivated crime (PMK), there is a medium double-digit number of prisoners, almost exclusively Germans; for left-wing PMK, there is a low single-digit number, exclusively Germans. For foreign ideology PMK, she mentioned a low double-digit number, including Syrians and others; for religious ideology PMK, a low to medium double-digit number, including Germans, Syrians, Afghans, Iraqis, and others. In the case of other classifications, the number is low double-digit and the prisoners are exclusively Germans. As examples of the listed crimes, Kussmann mentioned among others murder, attempted murder, terrorist organizations, genocide, rape, fraud, and driving without a license. #Hessen #Justiz #Gefängnisse (translated)

Bettina Punkt reported on a large operation in Essen: an inmate of the correctional facility was freed during a medical appointment. The police warned that the man and his accomplices could be armed. A larger police operation took place in the area of Kennedyplatz. https://t.co/ZyBwHckgaK #Essen #Polizei #Sicherheit (translated)

The author wrote that the family of the 80-year-old, seriously ill Hanning learned during a visit to the JVA Münster that he is being held completely isolated according to their statements. He is only allowed one hour of yard time each day. #Justiz #Isolation #Menschenrechte #DE (translated)

I insulted the prison officer with the word 'son of a whore.' I deeply regret it in hindsight. On Tuesday, Brückner had his lawyer Friedrich Fülscher explain in court: "I insulted the prison officer with the word 'son of a whore.' I deeply regret it in hindsight." #MaddieMcCann #ChristianBrückner #Beleidigung (translated)

Non-fiction writer Ari Haasio said that there would be no Finns without immigration. He described Finland's story as a narrative of its people: they had changed both society and the notion of Finnishness, and they did not remain stagnant. https://t.co/JVAY5tRSDC #maahanmuutto #Suomi #kulttuuri #FI (translated)

Bettina Punkt wrote that a chaplain, who had been entrusted with the management of the Stadelheim prison, is supposed to have smuggled mobile phones and drugs into Munich's largest prison. The Islamic theologian, who was supposed to provide support to the inmates, is now on trial for bribery and drug trafficking. https://t.co/oprRb2cuqW #JVA #Justiz #Kriminalität (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that there are still no traces of Muhamad M., who escaped from the secure psychiatric facility Altscherbitz in Saxony on September 25, 2026. According to a report by FOCUS from the previous day, the 22-year-old Afghan used his first approved accompanied outing in the unsecured clinic area to escape. The only caregiver who accompanied him could not hold him back, Kussmann wrote. She asked the clinic if there was a directive to respond exclusively verbally in the event of an escape and not to use direct force. As a comparison, she referred to Ahmad N., who, according to her account, escaped from the secure facility in Wiesloch during a similar outing on September 8, 2023. Caregivers had followed him to the later crime scene; there he fatally stabbed the 30-year-old cashier Lisa with a knife he had previously stolen in a TEDI store. Kussmann also requested explanations regarding an assessment expressed by the clinic, according to FOCUS, that no further crimes were to be expected due to long-term medication for several weeks. She asked among other things when the medication had started and how long Muhamad M. had been stable before his escape. He had been accommodated since October 2025; on June 30, 2026, the regional court in Leipzig ordered his permanent accommodation. At the time of the judgment, further crimes were anticipated, and according to Kussmann, there was also a lack of insight into his illness and willingness to undergo treatment. The clinic rejected both questions, citing safety aspects, patient protection, and medical confidentiality. They also emphasized that those accommodated were clinic patients with a statutory entitlement to treatment and not inmates of a correctional facility. The medical management has its own assessment and discretion in therapeutic measures. Kussmann wrote that she forwarded her inquiry to the responsible ministry and shared the search alert again. In the meantime, another photo has been published. https://t.co/rNiWoDmLNM #Flucht #Sachsen #Gesundheitssystem (translated)

"The man actually wanted to vacation in Japan, but instead of sushi, there is now cheese bread in a German correctional facility." The state criminal police have "arrested one of the leading minds," said NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) on Wednesday in Düsseldorf. #Qilin #Hackergruppe #Ransomware (translated)