Hostage taking in prison: Halle attacker sentenced to seven years in prison. Right-wing terrorist receives another prison sentence for taking hostages.

Because of the racist and anti-Semitic attack near the synagogue in Halle, the 32-year-old was sentenced to life imprisonment followed by preventive detention in 2020. The Stendal regional court decided this on Tuesday. The Halle assassin has been sentenced to 7 years in jail for hostage taking in Burg prison. The court in Magdeburg announced the verdict against Stephan S.