Johannes Weinrich
Johannes Weinrich | |
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| Born | 21 July 1947 |
| Alma mater | Revolutionary Cells (RZ) |
Johannes Weinrich (born 21 July 1947terrorist and a founder of the Revolutionary Cells (RZ). He later became a close aide to Carlos the Jackal.[1][2] He is currently serving a life sentence for murder.[3]
Biography
Early life
Weinrich attended the University of Frankfurt, where he was a radical student leader and owned a bookstore.[4] He was friends with fellow radical Wilfried Böse.
Career
Weinrich is thought to have managed operations for "Carlos" —
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez — in Europe during the 1970s and '80s.[2] In 1975 Weinrich and Carlos attempted to hit an Israeli airplane at Orly Airport with two RPG-7 rocket launchers. The rockets missed and hit an empty plane and a building instead.[5] He was imprisoned for providing the cars used in the attack, but was released on probation for health reasons eight months into his sentence and became a fugitive.[6] In the late 1970s he introduced Carlos to Magdalena Kopp, at the time Weinrich's girlfriend, whom Carlos would marry in 1979.[7]
Extradition and conviction
On 1 June 1995, Weinrich was arrested in
French cultural centre in West Berlin the same year. He was convicted in 2000 and sentenced to life imprisonment.[8]
In popular culture
Weinrich is portrayed by
Carlos
.
References
- ^ a b "Terrors Advocate"
- ^ a b Karacs, Imre (18 January 2000). "The Jackal's accomplice is jailed for life". The Independent. London. Retrieved 11 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Germany acquits 'Jackal's aide'". BBC News. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-313-32485-7. p. 277
- ISBN 978-0-8122-4046-7.
- ^ "Carlos the Jackal: Trail of Terror, Parts 1 and 2", Patrick Bellamy. TruTV. Accessed 4 March 2011
- ^ "Carlos the Jackal: Trail of Terror, Parts 1 and 2", Patrick Bellamy. TruTV. Accessed 4 March 2011
- ISBN 978-0-313-30468-2. p. 8-9
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