CSU politician and Union faction leader Hoffmann has called for a review of the court proceedings, labeling the decision a ‘catastrophe.’ Bavarian Interior Minister Hermann echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the judges’ responsibility for public safety. Terrorism expert Rolf Tophoven criticized the judicial system for allowing the release of an individual with a history of radicalization and prior offenses, deeming the decision to assign him to a deradicalization program a ‘fatal error.’ The 21-year-old suspect was shot by police during an operation after being arrested in November for attempting to join the Islamic State. He had been sentenced in May to 22 months in a youth facility for preparing a serious state-endangering violent act.