Thursday marked the final day of the trial of an alleged neo-Nazi at Luxembourg City’s Court, with the prosecution and defence delivering their closing arguments.
The suspect, in his early twenties, faces a long list of charges, including incitement to hatred, manufacturing explosives, membership of a terrorist organisation, incitement to terrorism, and preparation of terrorist acts.
Although no attack ever materialised, the offences were nonetheless committed, the prosecutor argued, adding that it was only thanks to the security services that nothing significant happened. The prosecution has called for a 12-year prison sentence.
The defence, for its part, argued that the defendant has changed and no longer has any ties to racist ideologies, pointing to the fact that he made a confession as proof of this. They also requested the court impose a sentence well below 12 years, with a full suspension. The verdict will be delivered on 27 November.
