Mar 20 • 14:46 UTC 🇩🇪 Germany SZ

RAF: Court rejects bias requests in Klette trial

A German court has rejected bias claims against judges in the trial of former RAF terrorist Daniela Klette, allowing proceedings to continue on April 8.

In the ongoing trial against Daniela Klette, a former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF), the Landgericht Verden has dismissed requests for bias against the judges and lay judges involved in the case. This ruling was announced by a court spokesperson and ensures that the trial can proceed as planned on April 8. Klette's defense attorneys had expressed concerns that the judges were ignoring doubts regarding DNA evidence, prompting them to allege bias in the proceedings.

The prosecution accuses Klette, along with fellow former RAF members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, of committing a series of robberies against cash transport vehicles and supermarkets across regions in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Schleswig-Holstein. It is alleged that these crimes, committed between 1999 and 2016, netted over 2.7 million euros, funds purportedly used to support their life underground after the dissipation of the terror group's activities.

This case is significant as it reflects the continued judicial processing of former RAF members and the legal ramifications connected to the organization's historical acts of terrorism in Germany. The outcome of Klette's trial may have broader implications for how authorities and the public reckon with the legacy of the RAF and the unresolved questions surrounding the actions of its members during the late 20th century.

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