Afghan Terrorist Gets Prison for Ramming Verdi Protest, Killing Mother and Daughter
A Munich court sentenced an Afghan national to life imprisonment for a deadly vehicle ramming attack on a trade union demonstration that killed a mother and her daughter.
The Munich Higher Regional Court found Farhad N., 24 at the time of the attack, guilty of murder and attempted murder in connection with the February 13, 2025 incident, according to Junge Freiheit. The court also determined that the crime was of particular severity, a designation under German law that makes early parole consideration highly unlikely.
Farhad N. deliberately drove his vehicle into a demonstration organized by the Verdi trade union in Munich, killing two people and injuring 44 others. According to court documents, the Afghan national had posted Islamist content on social media prior to the attack. Immediately after the ramming, witnesses reported he shouted “Allahu Akbar” and subsequently confessed to carrying out the attack intentionally with an Islamist motive.
The perpetrator’s behavior during pretrial detention further underscored his extremist views. He repeatedly caused disturbances in the detention facility and made death threats against prison staff, whom he referred to as unbelievers, Junge Freiheit reports.
Long Path Through Germany’s Immigration System
Farhad N. arrived in Germany in 2016 as an unaccompanied minor refugee, having traveled from Afghanistan through Italy. Born in Kabul in 2001, he applied for asylum upon arrival, but his application was rejected by German authorities in September 2017.
The Afghan national challenged the rejection in court, but the Munich Administrative Court ruled in 2020 that his claimed persecution story was fabricated. Despite this finding, German authorities determined that deportation was not possible, and he was granted toleration status allowing him to remain in the country.
National Political Response
The attack triggered intense political debate across Germany about immigration and security policy. Then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party called the act terrible and stated that if it proved to be a deliberate attack, authorities must pursue possible perpetrators with all available judicial means. Scholz declared the perpetrator must feel the full force of the rule of law.
Alice Weidel, leader of the Alternative for Germany party, expressed condolences to victims and their families while demanding immediate action. She questioned whether such incidents would continue indefinitely and called for an immediate reversal of immigration policy.
Then-CDU chancellor candidate and current Chancellor Friedrich Merz promised his government would enforce law and order consistently, stating that everyone in Germany must feel safe again and that fundamental change was necessary.
Under German law, a life sentence means indefinite imprisonment, though prisoners may be considered for conditional release after serving 15 years. The court’s determination of particular severity of guilt significantly complicates any future parole prospects for the convicted terrorist.
With information from Junge Freiheit
