Ex-Stasi Agent Faces 12-Year Sentence for 1974 Berlin Shooting
The trial of an 80-year-old former Stasi officer accused of a decades-old murder at a DDR border crossing nears its conclusion with a verdict expected soon.
- The accused, Manfred N., allegedly shot Polish citizen Czesław Kukuczka at the Berlin Friedrichstraße crossing in 1974.
- Prosecutors argue the shooting was a premeditated act of murder, citing a subsequent award the defendant received from the Stasi.
- The defense maintains there is insufficient evidence proving that Manfred N. was the shooter, calling for his acquittal.
- The trial, considered historically significant, has been ongoing for over six months with a verdict due on October 14.
- The case was initially closed in 2017 but reopened following new evidence and a European arrest warrant issued by Poland.
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