murder case
Security precautions when questioning Lübcke murderers
For security reasons, Stephan Ernst is not questioned in the state parliament building, but in the Wiesbaden district court. photo
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In 2021, Stephan Ernst was sentenced to life imprisonment as the murderer of Walter Lübcke. Now he is to be questioned as a witness in the Lübcke investigative committee – but not in the state parliament itself.
Under strong security precautions, the questioning of the convicted murderer of the Kassel district president Walter Lübcke has begun before the investigative committee of the Hessian state parliament. For security reasons, Stephan Ernst will not be questioned in the state parliament building on Friday, but in the Wiesbaden district court.
Ernst was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court (OLG) for the murder of the CDU politician in January 2021. He shot Lübcke in June 2019 on his terrace for right-wing extremist motives.
Ernst was led into the hall accompanied by several armed police officers. He was wearing a red shirt and a medical mask. His lawyer was also present. The police showed a clear presence in front of and in the district court. The hall in the district court for the questioning of Ernst was full of reporters and observers.
The state parliament investigation committee is to work up the role of the Hessian security authorities in the Lübcke murder case.