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Court to Rule on Defense Motions in Trial of Ex-RAF Member Daniela Klette

The trial, which began last week, addresses charges of armed robbery, attempted murder, and illegal weapons possession, as well as the legacy of the Red Army Faction.

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Overview

  • The court is set to decide on defense motions to dismiss the case, adjourn the trial, or lift Daniela Klette's arrest warrant during the second day of proceedings.
  • Prosecutors allege Klette and two accomplices, who remain fugitives, stole over €2.7 million in a series of armed robberies between 1999 and 2016.
  • The charges include attempted murder, illegal weapons possession, and multiple counts of robbery targeting cash transport vehicles and supermarkets in several German states.
  • Klette was arrested in Berlin in February 2024 after years of evading authorities, while her alleged accomplices, Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, remain at large.
  • The trial is being conducted under heightened security, reflecting both the severity of the charges and Klette's alleged ties to the dissolved Red Army Faction.