The latter emphasizes that we are still at the stage of hypotheses concerning the act perpetrated this Friday. “It quickly became apparent that he did not have the profile of an Islamic terrorist. Already by his age and he seemed socially integrated“, analyzes the criminologist. Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen arrived in Germany in 2006 where he obtained refugee status in 2016.
“A resentment”
This mental health professional was established around forty kilometers from Magdeburg. The fifty-year-old clearly said he was an atheist and anti-Islam, and he regularly took a position along these lines on social networks. “He had a resentment against his country of origin but also for the one who welcomed him, it seems“, raises Michaël Dantinne. The suspect was active in an association helping Saudi refugees. He would have had grievances against the German state regarding its way of treating his compatriots but also for its mismanagement of “the Islamization of Germany”. The psychiatrist was also close to a far-right party and also seemed to be influenced by conspiracy theories, according to the first elements released.
Reported by Saudi Arabia
“We have seen a lot of these composite profiles in recent years in which we ultimately do not find a dominant idea. These hybrid profiles are difficult to anticipate“, notes Michaël Dantinne. Saudi Arabia had reported Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen at least three times to the German authorities. The latter ensured that the information was taken seriously and that an investigation was launched in 2023. This, however, would not have established any desire on the part of the suspect to orchestrate violent action at the time. The government of Olaf Scholz is summoned to explain itself. on possible hiccups that may have occurred in the follow-up of this file.
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A counterterrorism expert interviewed by the BBC points out that these reports could just as easily have been a disinformation campaign on the part of the Saudis given the positions taken by Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen. USB keys belonging to the suspect were seized, their analysis should be able to shed light on the suspect's motivations.
