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Verden Trial Opens Over 2018 Arson Plot Linked to RAF Solidarity

Prosecutors say the men targeted a building slated for use by the Verden public prosecutor’s office.

Vor dem Landgericht Verden sind drei Hamburger wegen Brandstiftung zur Solidarisierung mit Ex-RAF-Terroristen angeklagt. Auf dem Bild sind ihre Anwälte zu sehen.
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Vor dem Landgericht Verden hat ein Prozess gegen Unterstützer der ehemaligen RAF-Terroristen Daniela Klette, Burkhard Garweg und Ernst-Volker Staub begonnen. Sie sollen die Brandstiftung an einem Gebäude der Staatsanwaltschaft geplant haben.

Overview

  • Two defendants from Hamburg, aged 36 and 38, entered partial confessions, saying they planned in early October 2018 to set car tires alight as a militant sign against prosecutions of former RAF members.
  • A third accused did not appear for the hearing; the presiding judge severed his case and said he faces a fine or pre-trial detention if apprehended.
  • The indictment alleges the plot aimed at the former Meyer building, which the prosecutor’s office was to move into, while the defendants deny intending to set the building itself on fire.
  • According to the defendants’ statements, a police patrol thwarted the plan before any fire was set.
  • The case has hearings scheduled through November 13, with broader context that ex-RAF figure Daniela Klette was arrested in 2024 as alleged accomplices Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub remain at large.