terrorism
Ex-RAF terrorist without a rental agreement in a Berlin apartment
Masked police officers enter the home of former RAF terrorist Daniela Klette in Berlin-Kreuzberg on March 1st. photo
© Monika Skolimowska/dpa
The investigators are still active in the apartment of the former RAF terrorist Daniela Klette. She is said to have lived there for around 20 years – but she did not have a rental agreement.
Therefore, the WBM did not know that the wanted terrorist lived in the building on Sebastianstrasse. The “BZ” had previously reported. The actual tenant of the apartment must expect consequences, according to the WBM spokesman. But he didn’t give any details. This also applied to information about the rental agreement or who paid the rent in previous years. The spokesman referred to data protection.
Burdock lived in the apartment for about 20 years
The 65-year-old Klette was arrested on February 26th in her apartment in Kreuzberg. She is said to have lived there for around 20 years. When the police searched the approximately 40 square meter social apartment, they found, among other things, a grenade and explosives. “Extensive” operational measures were also underway today, said a spokeswoman for the Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office. These affect the building, but also the garden. She did not provide any further details.
According to media reports, the apartment was rented from a previous resident. It is not known whether he knew Klette’s identity. According to the “BZ” report, the man’s current place of residence is unknown.
The search for Garweg and Staub continues
Together with the former RAF terrorists Burkhard Garweg (55) and Ernst-Volker Staub (69), Klette went into hiding more than 30 years ago. All three belonged to the so-called third generation of the left-wing extremist terrorist organization Red Army Faction, which carried out numerous attacks and killed people until 1991. In 1998 the RAF declared itself dissolved.
Burdock, Staub and Garweg are wanted on suspicion of involvement in terrorist attacks. They are also said to have robbed money transporters and supermarkets in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia between 1999 and 2016 to obtain money. They are also accused of attempted murder because there was a shooting.
After Klette’s arrest, the search for the two men continues. In this context, there have been several searches in Berlin in the past few days. So far, information about the wanted former RAF terrorists has not led to their arrest.