Brave man who stood up to Munich shooter now facing prosecution for ‘INSULTING killer’
A MAN who famously stood up to the Munich shooter after he killed nine people is facing being charged by a prosecutor for insulting the killer.
By Alix Culbertson
Thomas Salbey, 57, saw the shooting happening from his balcony in the Bavarian capital on July 22.
In an attempt to stop 18 year old Ali Sonboly from further slaughtering people, he swore at the shooter as he was standing in a car park below.
Sonboly shouted at him: “I am a German.”
Footage of the feisty exchange went viral as thousands praised Mr Salbey for standing up to the deluded teenager.
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Thomas Salbey screamed at Ali Sonboly after he killed nine children
All I had was a beer bottle to throw at him, but if I had a gun I would have shot him in the head
He said: “All I had was a beer bottle to throw at him, but if I had a gun I would have shot him in the head.”
The German-Iranian also injured 16 others during the rampage before he killed himself a kilometre away from the Munich Olympiad shopping centre he carried the shooting out at.
Now, in a twist of German justice, Mr Salbey is now facing charges for standing up to the killer who shot himself in the head.
Florian Weinzierl, spokesman from the Munich State Prosecutor’s office, confirmed the Munich resident is being investigated.
He said the post-shooting exchange between Mr Salbey and Sonboly had no influence on their actions.
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Most of the dead were children
But Mr Weinzierl, suggested they could include “insults to the detriment of the dead.”
According to the spokesman, a court review will be completed soon.
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Sonboly escaped onto a roof where Mr Salbey shouted at him from his balcony
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Germany was in mourning over several attacks
Iran is considered to be the home of the Aryan race and Sonboly was said to be proud of his Iranian ancestry despite his dislike for neighbouring countries in the Middle East.
Materials found at the gunman’s home also showed he had been hospitalised for three months to treat a mental health condition and was an avid player of violent video games.
Detectives believe the gunman was also inspired by Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik, and likely staged the shooting on the fifth anniversary of Breivik’s massacre of 77 people.
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