Reference: [https://www.dw.com/en/germany-prosecutors-investigate-soldier-over-video-threat/a-60319343](https://www.dw.com/en/germany-prosecutors-investigate-soldier-over-video-threat/a-60319343)

> He then warns the German state that it has until “tomorrow at 4 p.m.” to revoke these rules, without specifying which day he means or exactly what actions he will take.

> The soldier, who was briefly arrested at the end of December and has since been released, expressed his vehement opposition to a vaccine mandate for care workers and those in the Bundeswehr.

I mean, he’s not a common man who can be dismissed as all bark, no bite. I assume a soldier is a higher threat since he is trained and has access to lethal equipment.

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  2. In German criminal proceedings, a suspect can be held in custody until trial only if there is danger of them committing another similar, serious crime ([§112a StPO](https://dejure.org/gesetze/StPO/112a.html)), of them going into hiding or otherwise avoiding to appear for the trial, or of them hiding/destroying evidence or influencing witnesses ([§112 StPO](https://dejure.org/gesetze/StPO/112.html)).

    Apparently the judge came to the conclusion that there is no real such danger in this case, so the suspect *must* be released until trial.

  3. Probably because he did not pose an imminent threat. I don’t think it would be easy for a soldier to smuggle weapons out of their training grounds.
    But as the news say, further punishments by the responsible authorities are possible.

  4. > since he is trained and has access to lethal equipment.

    The Bundeswehr is getting a report of his arrest and will start a disciplinary process and immediately suspend him. Training is not really something that is being taken into account usually, more the personality and behavior. But they raided his home and looked for weapons, equipment, plans, and apparently there was nothing concrete that would make him an immediate thread.

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