Neo-Nazi afraid of 'discrimination' behind bars legally changes gender to move prison – Daily Star
A German neo-nazi has legally swapped genders in a bid to be transferred to a women’s prison.
Sven Liebich, 53, was thrown behind bars and convicted on a handful of charges, including inciting hatred and defamation last year.
Beared Liebich has legally changed his name and gender in an apparent bid to be transferred to a women’s prison because he is afraid of “discrimination.”
According to Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, a newspaper in the east German state, the right-wing extremist has not changed their appearance since the gender swap, other than a slight increase in beard length.
Liebich is currently appealing his 18-month jail sentence in Saxony. In a statement to the newspaper, the neo-nazi simply said: “I am afraid of discrimination.”
Liebich took advantage of Germany’s recent self-determination reform, which allows individuals to change their first name and gender on official records without psychiatric evaluation. This policy came into force in November 2024 as part of Chancellor Olaf Sholz’s coalition.
However, officials in Saxony say the gender change does not automatically mean Liebich will be transferred to a woman’s prison.
A spokesman for the Halle prosecutor's office told the Bild newspapaer: "There is no automatic guarantee that a man will be sent to a women's prison after changing his gender and name."
A spokesman for Germany's federal criminal register said a change in gender would not impact Liebich's criminal record, they said: “The physical legal person remains. A change in the civil status law is of secondary importance.”
Liebich is notorious in Saxony for leading Montagsdemo, a weekly far-right rally. He has been snapped sporting a “Nazi-style” armband and waving red, white and black flags.
It is illegal in Germany to use symbols of the Nazi Party, but the Montagsdemo signs are eerily similar.
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