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| German terror suspect Jaber al-Bakr's jail death a scandal, says lawyer | German terror suspect Jaber al-Bakr's jail death a scandal, says lawyer |
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| The death in a prison cell of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany is a judicial scandal, his lawyer has said. | The death in a prison cell of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany is a judicial scandal, his lawyer has said. |
| Jaber al-Bakr killed himself in a jail in Leipzig, reportedly with a T-shirt, and the government has demanded an immediate inquiry. | Jaber al-Bakr killed himself in a jail in Leipzig, reportedly with a T-shirt, and the government has demanded an immediate inquiry. |
| His lawyer said the prison was aware Bakr was a suicide risk after he was captured on Monday. | His lawyer said the prison was aware Bakr was a suicide risk after he was captured on Monday. |
| He had already broken light bulbs and tampered with power sockets, he said. | He had already broken light bulbs and tampered with power sockets, he said. |
| "How could this happen?" asked Bakr's defence lawyer, Alexander Huebner, pointing out that Bakr had been refusing food and drink. | "How could this happen?" asked Bakr's defence lawyer, Alexander Huebner, pointing out that Bakr had been refusing food and drink. |
| "He must have been the best-guarded prisoner in Germany," the lawyer said. | "He must have been the best-guarded prisoner in Germany," the lawyer said. |
| There was also disbelief in the German government. "What on earth's going on?" tweeted family affairs minister Manuela Schwesig. | There was also disbelief in the German government. "What on earth's going on?" tweeted family affairs minister Manuela Schwesig. |
| Germany's Bild newspaper reported that prison officers were checking on him barely more than once an hour, despite Bakr being a known suicide risk. | |
| Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere demanded a "rapid and comprehensive inquiry". He told German TV that Bakr's death in jail had made the task of investigating an alleged bomb plot on a Berlin airport much harder. | Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere demanded a "rapid and comprehensive inquiry". He told German TV that Bakr's death in jail had made the task of investigating an alleged bomb plot on a Berlin airport much harder. |
| Centre-right CDU politician Wolfgang Bosbach said it was a tragedy to lose such an important source of intelligence. | |
| The authorities in the eastern state of Saxony were due to give an initial briefing later on Thursday. | The authorities in the eastern state of Saxony were due to give an initial briefing later on Thursday. |
| Leading centre-left SPD politician Burkhard Lischka blamed the Saxony authorities for the death in custody and said years of underfunding were to blame. | |
| Home-made explosive | Home-made explosive |
| Jaber al-Bakr was granted asylum after coming to Germany in February 2015. German police had been watching him for months on suspicion of being linked to jihadist group Islamic State, but failed to arrest him when they raided his flat on Saturday. | Jaber al-Bakr was granted asylum after coming to Germany in February 2015. German police had been watching him for months on suspicion of being linked to jihadist group Islamic State, but failed to arrest him when they raided his flat on Saturday. |
| He was turned over to police on Monday by three other Syrian refugees after being on the run for two days. | He was turned over to police on Monday by three other Syrian refugees after being on the run for two days. |
| Call to reward Syrian refugees who arrested fugitive | Call to reward Syrian refugees who arrested fugitive |
| Widely hailed as heroes in Germany, the three men were apparently implicated by Bakr in the bomb plot, German media reported, citing security officials in Leipzig. | Widely hailed as heroes in Germany, the three men were apparently implicated by Bakr in the bomb plot, German media reported, citing security officials in Leipzig. |
| When police raided his flat in the eastern city of Chemnitz early on Saturday, they found 1.5kg of TATP, a home-made explosive used in the deadly jihadist attacks in Paris last year and in Brussels last March. The explosives were "extremely dangerous", police said. | When police raided his flat in the eastern city of Chemnitz early on Saturday, they found 1.5kg of TATP, a home-made explosive used in the deadly jihadist attacks in Paris last year and in Brussels last March. The explosives were "extremely dangerous", police said. |
| But Bakr managed to slip the net, and made his way to Leipzig, where he asked the Syrians for help. | But Bakr managed to slip the net, and made his way to Leipzig, where he asked the Syrians for help. |
| The three told police they had heard about the manhunt and tied him up while one of them knelt on him. | The three told police they had heard about the manhunt and tied him up while one of them knelt on him. |
| They alerted police who finally managed to arrest him. | They alerted police who finally managed to arrest him. |