Although the proceedings were complex and required considerable resources, they led to a thorough investigation in many places. This includes groundbreaking decisions such as the first conviction of an IS returnee for genocide against the Yazidis (Section 6 of the International Criminal Code (VstGB)). Compared to other European countries, Germany has done a good job here, especially in international criminal law, according to extremism researcher Sofia Koller from the Counter Extremism Project in an interview with LTO.

Analyst Sofia Koller of the international think tank Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has long pointed to the poor prison conditions, the risk of re-radicalization, and potential prison escapes. "Germany must finally take responsibility for its citizens and bring the remaining individuals back to Germany to stand trial," says Koller. This would send a strong international signal for the rule of law.

CEP senior research analyst Sofia Koller talks to BR about German men, women, and children who are still in Syria.

A call to Sofia Koller. She is observing the Munich trial for the Counter Extremism Project, an NGO that attempts to disrupt the financial flows of extremist groups. In recent years, Koller has followed a number of ISIS trials, including those involving women defendants. And she noticed a pattern when the treatment of female slaves was discussed. "When it came to gaining an advantage for themselves, the women often accepted the female slaves, sometimes even approving of their purchase," because the slaves did the housework. But also because, unlike a second wife, they posed no competition.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schinler quoted about Vulkangruppe and left-wing extremism in Germany.

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed [at 6:46] on the sabotage against German navy ships in Hamburg. 

Investigators are indeed feeling a certain pressure to succeed, believes extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project in Berlin. "The authorities want to deliver results, along the lines of: We need an arrest now," Schindler told the Munich-based newspaper Merkur, published by Ippen.Media.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler on arrest of Russian spy in Berlin and extradition of Russian diplomat from Germany.