A Czech regional court has ordered the deportation of a transgender neo-Nazi fugitive convicted of multiple offenses back to Germany, according to reports from Reuters and Agence France-Presse.
The individual, Marla-Svenja Liebich, formerly known as Sven Liebich, was previously sentenced to 18 months in prison in Germany. The 2023 conviction covered several counts, including incitement to hatred, insult, trespass, and defamation.
Liebich had been a member of the banned far-right group Blood and Honor. An appeal against the prison sentence was unsuccessful.
In 2024, shortly after Germany’s new Self-Determination Act took effect, Liebich legally changed gender and was officially recognized as a woman. Following this change, Liebich petitioned to serve the sentence in a women’s prison, a request that was approved by a German court.
This ruling triggered a public debate in Germany. Critics alleged the move was a tactical misuse of the law and warned of potential loopholes. German Interior Minister Aleksander Dobrindt criticized the case as evidence of the law’s potential for abuse.
Liebich failed to report to prison in August 2025 after fleeing the country. Earlier this year, Czech police apprehended the 56-year-old in the western town of Krasna, near the German border, and placed them in pre-trial custody.
While still a fugitive in December 2025, Liebich told Euronews of a plan to change legal gender status again, stating that being a woman no longer felt right.
The extradition ruling was issued by a regional court in the western Czech city of Plzen. A court spokesperson informed AFP that Liebich has three days to appeal the decision. If no appeal is filed, the order becomes final, and German authorities are expected to take custody within ten days.
During an initial hearing in Plzen on May 18, Liebich reportedly opposed extradition. The argument presented was that extradition could result in placement in a men’s prison.
Commentators widely regarded Liebich’s gender transition as an attempt to mock the Self-Determination Act, which was introduced under the previous German government. In 2022, Liebich had disrupted an LGBTQ Pride parade in the eastern German city of Halle. Activists at the event reported that participants were called “parasites on society.”
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