Former MMA Fighter Admitted to Forensic Therapeutic Center for Threatening Austrian Presidents and Setting Fire to Waste Paper Container

A 26-year-old former MMA fighter was admitted to a forensic therapeutic center because he is said to have threatened Alexander Van der Bellen and Wolfgang Sobotka. He is also believed to have set fire to a waste paper container in front of Parliament in the summer.

VIENNA. A 26-year-old was in court on Thursday. He is said to have announced disturbing acts of violence against Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) on his Instagram account and in several emails.

Until recently, the Viennese was viewed as promising in the young mixed martial arts (MMA) scene; last year he took part in several events. But now he has been admitted to a forensic therapeutic center for an indefinite period of time. Diagnosis by a psychiatric expert: untreated psychosis, but sane. The judgment is not final.

What happened? At the end of August, the 26-year-old announced that he would commit violence against Van der Bellen on “Day of Justice,” making his fantasies concrete and very clear, according to “APA.” A few days later, the suspect sent several emails to parliament with ideas of violence against Sobotka.

Container set on fire

Because he sent the emails with his full name, he was banned from parliament. The Vienna public prosecutor’s office initiated an investigation into dangerous threats. It became known that the man was standing behind a burning waste paper container in front of Parliament on June 9th. MeinBezirk.at reported:

Man set fire to container in front of SPÖ parliamentary club

At that time, the 26-year-old was taken into custody because he was at risk of committing a crime and because he made irritating statements during his interrogation, the authorities ordered a psychiatric report to clarify his sanity.

“I had no intention of publishing what I wrote. It was just to raise awareness of what was happening.”

“Blood taken from the head”

In court on Thursday, the man denied the question of whether he was sick. He didn’t want any pills, he said, and he wanted to draw attention to a “case” with the emails. He has a son who is not recognized as his biological son and who has been kidnapped twice.

During a visit to the hospital after a sports injury, they “took blood out of his head” and wanted to use it to make medicine, “because blood is strong.” The psychiatric expert also said that the suspect believed his food had been poisoned to give him cancer.

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2023-12-15 12:29:02
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