Madeleine McCann case was seen in public for the first time since he was named by German police as the alleged man who snatched Maddie.
Christian Brueckner, a convicted rapist and paedophile, was named as the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann earlier this year.
He is currently in prison severing 21 months for drug offences but is eligible for early release on January 6. The 43-year-old was seen being driven from his prison in Kiel to Braunschweig regional court, where he appeared before a Penal Enforcement Chamber hearing, which will decide whether he can have parole for the drug case.A source at the court said: "The hearing is to decide on whether he can have parole for the drugs case."Technically he can be freed in.
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