Czech Supreme Court definitively approves extradition of German radical to home country
Justice in Prague has conclusively confirmed the extradition of right-wing extremist Marly Svenya Liebichová to Germany, where imprisonment awaits her.
Czech Supreme Court definitively approves extradition of German radical to home country
The decision on the extradition of German nationalist Marly Svenya Liebichová to her country of origin has become legally binding. The court instance in the capital definitively rejected the objections of the detained woman on Tuesday, who had refused to return home due to the threat of serving her sentence. The information was published by the news portal Aktuálně.cz.
The 55-year-old native German woman faces several years in prison in her home country. The regional court in Plzeň had already ordered her extradition in June, but the accused appealed. She also challenged the impartiality of the judge who had examined the case. "The objections raised by the requested person were not deemed justified. The chairwoman of the panel was not excluded from the matter and the extradition to the Federal Republic of Germany remains in force," commented the outcome spokesperson Eliška Duchková.
The hearing took place behind closed doors, which corresponds to standard practice for this type of proceedings. The reasoning of the ruling has not yet been made public – it must first be delivered to the detention facility where Liebichová is being held. The actual transfer to German custody will take place within ten days through the police and lower court.
During May proceedings in Plzeň, the detained woman claimed to fear for her life and bodily integrity in a German correctional institution. She was concerned about placement among male inmates and possible violence. The judge described these claims as deliberately formulated.
The Halle tribunal imposed a sentence of one and a half years on Liebichová in 2023 – then still under the male name Sven Liebich – for incitement to public violence, defamation, insults and breach of copyright. After the change to her official gender record, she was supposed to be placed in a women's facility in Saxon Kamenice, but she failed to appear. In April, Czech police arrested her near Aš on the basis of a European arrest warrant and placed her in custody in Plzeň.
In German records, she has six previous convictions for defamation, slander, insults and racially motivated incitement. The affair sparked discussion abroad about legislation allowing gender change by mere declaration. According to German media, she used this legislative loophole to avoid a male correctional facility. Several federal states are now seeking to tighten the relevant regulations.
Source: Aktuálně.cz