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The former Istanbul Stock Exchange chief Korkmaz Enes Ergun is in pre-trial detention as he is being investigated for bribery and membership in a criminal organization, which affects around 455,000 investors whose repayments are uncertain. #Türkei #Finanzskandal #Korruption (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that the investigative commission "EKO Kajal" has arrested 21 suspects in connection with the so-called grooming gangs in Nuremberg over the past few months. One of them holds German citizenship, while the remaining 20 mostly come from countries of asylum. The suspects are accused of drugging and raping young girls. Some are also charged with supplying drugs to minors. In response to an inquiry, the Mittelfranken police headquarters informed her that 20 suspects are in pre-trial detention until the trial. Another has already been deported to Serbia. Starting next week, the first trial is set to begin at the Nuremberg District Court. A 22-year-old Syrian is accused. According to Kussmann, he is alleged to have given a 16-year-old prescribed tablets containing the active ingredient Pregabalin twice and pressured her to take them. After the second handover, he is said to have raped her. Furthermore, he is accused of having given his 16-year-old girlfriend Ecstasy. A verdict is expected on December 1, 2026. Kussmann criticized that the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Mittelbayerische Zeitung did not mention the Syrian nationality of the accused in their reporting, even though it is mentioned in an official press release from the Nuremberg-Fürth District Court. She deemed this manipulative reporting and announced that she would report on the case again after the trial begins. #Nürnberg #GroomingGangs #Justiz (translated)

The number of pre-trial detainees in Austria has significantly increased in recent years, with more than 1,000 people who have been in custody for more than six months and 212 who have had to remain in pre-trial detention for a year or longer, while the most prominent detainee, René Benko, is once again standing trial on Wednesday. #Untersuchungshaft #RenéBenko #Österreich (translated)

The author of the article wrote that Paul Brandenburg is in custody and criticized that no major editorial office reported on it. Brandenburg is a doctor and government critic and was arrested in front of his ten-year-old child at the gate of Berlin Airport. The author stated that they had spoken with Brandenburg's lawyer and inquired about the reason. https://t.co/BRfVYxH2nf #Brandenburg #Freiheit #Meinungsfreiheit #DE (translated)

Manaf Hassan wrote that Dr. Lars Fricke from the District Court of Tiergarten in Berlin signed both the search warrant against Norbert Bolz, which led the police to Bolz's apartment, and issued the arrest warrant against Paul Brandenburg, due to which Brandenburg is in pretrial detention. #Berlin #Justiz #Rechtsprechung (translated)

The article reported that Dr. Paul Brandenburg had been taken into pretrial detention after his arrest at the airport. According to his defense, the federal police arrested him at Berlin airport while he was bringing his ten-year-old child back to Berlin. The article also referred to an interview with attorney Dirk Schmitz. #Festnahme #Rechtsanwalt #BerlinerFlughafen #DE (translated)

The author wrote that Paul Brandenburg was arrested at Berlin Airport and is in pre-trial detention for allegedly insulting Kai Wegner and Jurassica Parka. He used a derogatory term for Parka that associated her with child pornography. https://t.co/vMFGLIyoPf #Berlin #Festnahme #Politik (translated)

Markus Vahlefeld described the arrest and pre-trial detention of Paul Brandenburg as wrong on all levels. He wrote that the case once again shows that in Germany an insulting opposition is perceived as such a great danger that, in his view, they want to lock it away. He added that offenses against opinion are a bad joke compared to physical crimes such as rape or complicity to murder. Furthermore, Vahlefeld wrote that the pressure is increasing and asked how Prince Reuß is doing. #Meinungsfreiheit #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

Mathias Priebe wrote that he despises the state for imprisoning people because of their expressions. The surprising arrest and the extended pretrial detention should long be understood as a warning to the entire society, he wrote. At the same time, he had the impression that in this case, everyone finally got what they had always wished for. #Priebshow #Freiheit #Meinungsfreiheit #Rechtsstaat (translated)

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)

Dr. David Lütke wrote that a state that places critics in pre-trial detention for insult, while immediately releasing knife attackers, assaulters, and rapists after their arrest, can no longer be considered a state governed by the rule of law. He claimed that the Federal Republic of Germany is destroying itself. #Rechtsstaat #Kritik #Deutschland (translated)

Thomas Eglinski wrote that he was shocked on the morning of October 30 in Mallorca after receiving the news at 6 a.m. that Paul Brandenburg had been arrested two days earlier at Berlin airport and was in custody. Brandenburg was supposed to moderate an event called Freihafen in Mallorca that weekend. According to Eglinski, the event was to take place despite the news, but the mood was subdued. He hoped that Brandenburg was doing well under the circumstances, that he was being treated appropriately, and that the reasons for his arrest would be clarified quickly and transparently. He also wished strength and success to his lawyer Markus Heinz, who represented Brandenburg, in achieving his release as soon as legally possible. #Mallorca #Festnahme #Gedanken (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)