(Deutsche Welle) The trial of Alaa S. began in Dresden on Monday morning in the middle of a media scrum and fears of far-right protests, following the killing last year of Daniel H. in Chemnitz — an incident that led to a week of unrest and violence in the city. As the trial began, there were no demonstrations outside and the handful of spectators in the heavily-policed courtroom remained calm.
Alaa S., a 23-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker, is accused of homicide and grievous bodily harm for stabbing the 35-year-old German-Cuban Daniel H. to death in the Saxon city last August.
Daniel H.’s mother and sister appeared in court on Monday as co-plaintiffs along with Dmitri M., a truck driver of Russian origin who was stabbed and injured in the incident.
