Daniela Klette was convicted for her role in armed robberies of supermarkets and cash transporters, with targets including armored trucks and cashier offices. The court found she committed the crimes together with fugitive former RAF members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub to finance their lives in hiding. The total haul was stated as 2.4 million. Klette was also found guilty of kidnapping for ransom and attempted kidnapping for ransom, aggravated robbery, and violations of gun laws. Unrest occurred in the courtroom when spectators shouted “Freedom for Daniela.” Klette, 67, has lived in Berlin under a false identity for more than 30 years and may face additional charges related to early 1990s attacks, though earlier terrorism charges have passed their statute of limitations.
"Daniela Klette, allegedly one of the last remaining members of the far-left terrorist group Red Army Faction (RAF), has been standing trial for her part in a series of armed robberies of supermarkets and cash transporters. She has been found guilty and now faces 13 years in prison. She has now also been found guilty of kidnapping for ransom and attempted kidnapping for ransom, aggravated robbery, and violations of gun laws."
"The court found that Klette committed the crimes together with the fugitive suspected former RAF members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub to finance their life in hiding. Their targets were armored trucks and cashier offices at large supermarkets; according to the indictment, the total haul amounted to 2.4 million ($2.8 million). The 67-year-old, who had been living in Berlin under a false identity for more than 30 years, could face yet another trial as federal prosecutors brought additional charges of attempted murder related to the attacks dating back to the early 1990s."
"As the verdict was announced, unrest broke out among the approximately 50 spectators in the courtroom, who shouted "Freedom for Daniela." Daniela Klette waved at her supporters as she entered the courtroom. Caught by AI Klette was arrested in February 2024, in central Berlin, where police said she had been living as "Claudia Ivone" for some 20 years."
"It remains unclear how she was able to evade authorities for decades, but Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) think tank, said that extremist left-wing networks remain notoriously difficult for German police to infiltrate or to gather information on. Schindler is convinced that several people i"
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