A German neo-Nazi figure who changed their legal gender to female after being sentenced to prison and subsequently fled to the Czech Republic is expected to be incarcerated in their home country soon.

According to the daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), the High Court in Prague, Czech Republic, dismissed the appeal of far-right activist Marla Svenja Liebig (55) on July 7 (local time) and ruled that they be extradited to Germany.

While Liebig could still appeal to the Czech Constitutional Court as a final resort, SZ reported that the chances of avoiding extradition appear slim.

Liebig, notorious for hate speech against the LGBTQ+ community, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison in July 2023 for incitement to hatred, defamation, and insult while legally male. Their subsequent appeal was rejected.

Ahead of their incarceration, Liebig utilized the Gender Self-Determination Act, which took effect in November 2024, to change their gender to female and their name from Sven to Marla Svenja.

In August of last year, after being notified to report to the Chemnitz Women's Prison in Saxony to serve the sentence, Liebig fled to the Czech Republic and was arrested in April of this year in the border town of Krasna.

A court spokesperson stated that the extradition process typically begins within ten days.

It remains unclear whether German prosecutors will proceed with the original plan to incarcerate Liebig in a women's prison upon their return.

Even before fleeing, Liebig faced criticism for allegedly abusing the new law—which allows individuals to change their gender without court evaluation—to mock LGBTQ+ individuals and human rights policies.

The administrative authorities in Saxony-Anhalt have filed a request with the court to have Liebig's gender corrected, meaning they could potentially be legally male again in the near future.

In the Czech Republic, Liebig is currently being held at Pilsen Prison alongside male inmates.

During the extradition hearing, Liebig claimed that if returned to Germany and placed in a male prison, they would be at risk of losing their life.

Liebig, who previously hurled insults at participants of LGBTQ+ festivals, calling them "parasites of society" and "trans-fascists," appeared in the Czech court wearing a leopard-print t-shirt and red lipstick.

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