Christian Klar
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Christian Klar | |
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| Born | Christian Georg Alfred Klar 20 May 1952 |
| Organization | Red Army Faction |
Christian Klar (born 20 May 1952) is a former leading member of the
life sentence.[1]
Early life
The son of a
Around 1973 he moved to a
Günter Sonnenberg and Knut Folkerts (who would all subsequently become RAF members) and in 1974 he took part in the occupation of the Hamburg Amnesty International offices protesting against the detention of RAF prisoners.[5]
Terrorism
Around 1976, Klar joined the RAF and soon became a leading member of the second generation.
Klar took part in the attempted kidnapping/murder of Jürgen Ponto.[6]
He received Stasi training in explosives and handling an
Frederick J. Kroesen in Heidelberg on 15 September 1981.[7]
In November 1982 he was arrested at an arms depot in Friedrichsruh. Similarly to Brigitte Mohnhaupt, he was given a collective sentence for all the major RAF crimes since 1977. These included:[8]
- The April 1977 murder of Siegfried Buback, his driver and his bodyguard
- The July 1977 murder of Jürgen Ponto
- The kidnap and murder of Hanns Martin Schleyer and the murder of his driver and three bodyguards
He was also charged with:[8]
- Attempted murder of a Swiss border guard and a motorist in Riehen, January 1977
- Attempted rocket attack on the offices of the federal prosecutor, in August 1977
- A Zurichbank raid, murder of a bystander, and attempted murder of a policeman, in November 1979
- An anti-tank rocket, on 15 September 1981
Imprisonment
Klar was imprisoned from 1982 to December 2008.
Families of RAF victims, as well as politicians, were outraged. Jürgen Vietor, co-pilot of
Federal Cross of Merit. He questioned, "why do perpetrators receive more care and attention in our state than victims?"[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Vorzeitiges Haftende: Ex-RAF-Terrorist Christian Klar ist frei". Der Spiegel. 19 December 2008 – via Spiegel Online.
- ^ "War Without Boundaries". Time. 31 October 1977. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ PAB (22 March 2005). "Von Inge Meysel bis Christian Klar". Die Tageszeitung: Taz. p. 2 – via www.taz.de.
- ISBN 0-586-04665-8, Page. 387
- ^ Christian Klar wartet auf Begnadigung. Tagesanzeiger, 12 January 2007
- ISBN 978-3-426-27678-5.
- ISBN 978-3-455-00033-7.
- ^ a b GmbH, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "Aktuelle Nachrichten online". FAZ.NET.
- ^ "Setback For RAF Killer Klar: Politicians Say 'Incorrigible' Terrorist Should Stay in Jail". Der Spiegel. 27 February 2007 – via Spiegel Online.
- ^ "Christian Klar to be released from prison: Freed RAF terrorist doesn't regret crimes". bild.de. 24 November 2008.
- from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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