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Germany court grants parole to former Red Army Faction leader

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] A Stuttgart court on Monday granted parole for Christian Klar, a leader of the militant Red Army Faction (RAF), after Klar served 26 years in prison on nine counts of murder and 11 counts of attempted murder. The court found no grounds on which continue to detain him, and Klar will be released in January. The RAF, commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, was a leftist group that targeted political and financial institutions and personnel, killing 34 people between 1968 and 1998. Among Klar's victims were a federal prosecutor and the head of the Dresdner Bank. Klar, whom the court no longer considers dangerous, will remain on parole for five years. Der Spiegel has local coverage. In 2007, Klar called for the defeat of capitalism one month before appealing for clemency. The statement created intense political pressure that ultimately forced German President Horst Kohler to deny him clemency. Other prominent RAF members, including Brigitte Mohnhaupt and Eve Haule, have also been paroled in recent years.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on November 24, 2008 (boomark / email).