Overview

• Daniela Klette, a former member of the Red Army Faction, sent a message of solidarity to Berlin’s Revolutionary May Day demonstration from her prison cell in Lower Saxony.
• Her statement criticized capitalism, patriarchy, and German militarization, while accusing the government of supporting alleged genocide in Palestine through arms shipments.
• Klette also warned that Germany’s military policies and arms supplies to Ukraine risk escalating into a direct conflict with Russia.
• She is currently in pretrial detention and facing charges for 13 armed robberies and attempted murder allegedly committed between 1999 and 2016 with two fugitive accomplices.
• Her trial, which began in March 2025, revives public debate on the legacy of left-wing militancy in Germany and the challenges of addressing past RAF crimes.