Germany’s most wanted woman jailed after three decades evading police

Former Red Army Faction militant Daniela Klette sentenced to 13 years for armed robberies after dissolution of terrorist network

Germany’s most wanted woman jailed after three decades evading police

TL;DR

  • Daniela Klette, a former Red Army Faction member, sentenced to 13 years for armed robberies.
  • She evaded police for over 30 years, living under a pseudonym in Berlin.
  • Klette was convicted for robberies committed after the RAF's dissolution to fund fugitives.
  • Her arrest led to protests from supporters.
  • Investigators found weapons, forged documents, and over €240,000 in her apartment.
  • Two accomplices, Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, are still at large.
  • Klette maintained the trial was politically motivated and stated she would remain true to her fight against capitalism and the patriarchy.
  • The RAF was a far-left terrorist group active in West Germany in the 1970s and 1980s.