TheMunich resident who hurled insults at shooter Ali David Sonboly as hewas carrying out an attack on a shopping mall has been accused of libel,the Munich prosecutor has announced.Thomas Salbey became an internet sensation after footage of himhurling abuse at Sonboly, from the balcony of his fifth floor apartmentwas posted on Twitter.But while many praised Mr. Salbey for standing up to the gunman – whoaimed shots in his direction – Florian Weinzierl, a spokesman for theMunich prosecutor, has confirmed that Mr. Salbey is to be charged withlibel for his comments. It is not known who reported Mr. Salbey to theauthorities.As the attack by Sonboly was already underway, Mr. Weinzierl saidthat initial investigations have shown that Mr. Salbey’s diatribe didnot affect the course of events. The specific charges have yet to beannounced, but Mr. Weinzierl said he expected that they would include“insults to the detriment of the dead”.A court review is expected to be completed shortly.During the attack, as Sonboly took shelter in a carpark above a mall,moments after gunning down nine people and injuring 16 others, Mr.Salbey threw a bottle at him to try to stall him.The two argued, with Mr. Salbey repeatedly calling Sonboly a “wanker” and asking “what the fuck you think you’re doing?”Sonboly claimed: “Because of you I was bullied for 7 years and now I have to buy a gun to shoot you.”Mr. Salbey replied: “A gun? Fuck off”.The gunman later committed suicide by shooting himself, about a kilometre away from the site of the attack.The charges against Mr. Salbey, for which he is expected to have topay a fine, will likely raise tensions in Germany further. More than2,000 people turned out in Dresden on Monday night to take part in thelatest march organised by Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisationof the West (PEGIDA) movement.#PEGIDA @ #Dresden auf dem #Neumarkt 01.08.2016 pic.twitter.com/z0OKpYyEAc— PEGIDA OFFICIAL (@OFFICIAL_PEGIDA) August 1, 2016Protesters held German flags and banners reading “No more solidarity –it is Bullsh*t!”, “Kick throat cutting terrorists and Islamist crowdout of Germany!”, and “Merkel Must Go!”