In the wake of the recent violent attack in Berlin near a pride festival, German officials are left to contend with the questions surrounding why suspect Abdul Ballout was free to perpetrate the assault despite his recent conviction related to supporting ISIS.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday wished to know how the violent assault could have been prevented."We must do everything to protect people in Germany as best possible from such criminals, from dangerous people who for whatever reason can’t be taken into custody," Merz said, according to The Associated Press.German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told public broadcaster ZDF during an interview that in light of the 21-year=old suspect's conviction and record of backing the Islamic State, it did not make sense that the man was roaming free."You can assume that it certainly would have made sense to put this person in custody," he noted, according to the report.BERLIN PRIDE ATTACK SUSPECT KILLED IN POLICE CONFRONTATION: APA suspect with alleged ties to Germany's Islamist scene is on the run after authorities say he plowed a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival before attacking others with a machete in what officials believe was an Islamic terror attack that left one person dead and at least 29 others injured.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber; Berlin Police)Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner told regional broadcaster RBB in an interview that while he did not wish to question the independence of the court system, when it comes to the matter of this attack, "words fail me."The suspect in the recent Berlin attack went to Lebanon last year with the goal of traveling to Syria to join ISIS, according to an English translation of a joint release from the Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office and the Berlin Court of Appeal, which noted that the man "was born and raised in Berlin and is a German citizen."The attack on Saturday night left one dead and 29 injured, according to the AP, which reported that 21-year-old Abdul ...