Ex-Red Army Faction member Klette faces new charges

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Mar 27, 2026 · 377 words · By Richard Connor

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What to know about Ex-Red Army Faction member Klette faces new charges

The article reports on former Red Army Faction member Daniela Klette facing new charges of attempted murder, explosive attacks, and robbery linked to her alleged past activities. It details the alleged crimes, her disappearance from public life, and the recent arrest leading to an ongoing trial.

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What happened

Ex-Red Army Faction member Klette faces new charges March 27, 2026Former Red Army Faction member Daniela Klette is facing new charges, with Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office accusing her of multiple serious crimes linked to past attacks.

Why it matters

The charges predate a series of robberies between 1999 and 2016, allegedly carried out to finance decades of life underground, for which Kette has already been indicted.

Common ground

The Federal Prosecutor's Office said it has charged the 67-year-old with attempted murder, involvement in explosive attacks, kidnapping for extortion, and aggravated robbery, with a court in Frankfurt to decide whether and when a trial will begin.

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Claim 1: “The Federal Prosecutor's Office said it has charged the 67-year-old with attempted murder, involvement in explosive attacks, kidnapping for extortion, and aggravated robbery.”

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Claim 2: “In her apartment, investigators found, among other things, pistols, ammunition, and even military-grade weapons.”

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Claim 3: “Klette has been on trial at the Verden District Court since early March 2025 over the robberies.”

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Claim 4: “News that law enforcement had arrested her in Berlin-Kreuzberg on February 26, 2024, caused considerable surprise.”

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Claim 5: “The public prosecutor's office in Verden alleges that Klette, Staub and Garweg held up and robbed cash-in-transit vehicles and cash offices in the states of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein from 1999 to 2016 to finance their lives in hiding.”

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Claim 6: “Members of the terror group allegedly climbed over the prison wall, overpowered and kidnapped the guards, setting off explosive devices inside the facility, which did not yet house prisoners.”

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Claim 7: “Authorities said she later lived under a false identity in Berlin for decades, while her alleged accomplices Ernst-Volker Staub and Burkhard Garweg remain at large.”

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Claim 8: “The charges predate a series of robberies between 1999 and 2016, allegedly carried out to finance decades of life underground, for which Klette has already been indicted.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniela Marie Luise Klette (born 5 November 1958) is a German left-wing militant. She is a suspected former German terrorist associated with the third generation Red Army Faction (RAF). She went under…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Klette

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈbûːdøːˌɡlɪmt]), also referred to as Bodø/Glimt or its former name Glimt, is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Bodø in Bodø M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FK_Bodø/Glimt

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jon Klette (9 May 1962 – 31 July 2016) was a Norwegian jazz musician, alto saxophone player, composer and record producer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Klette

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Claim 9: “Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office accuses her of multiple serious crimes linked to past attacks.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (German: Bundeskriminalamt, pronounced [bʊndəskʁimiˈnaːlʔamt] , abbreviated ) is the federal investigative police agency of Germany, directly subordinated…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The federal prosecutor's office (Dutch: federaal parket, French: parquet fédéral, German: föderale Staatsanwaltschaft) of Belgium is a prosecutor's office with jurisdiction over the entire Belgian ter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_prosecutor's_office_(B…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Public Prosecutor's Office (Portuguese: Ministério Público, lit. "Public Ministry", often abbreviated "MP") is the Brazilian body of independent public prosecutors at both the federal (Ministério …
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Claim 10: “These include an attempted bombing of a Deutsche Bank building in Eschborn in 1990, which failed to detonate, and a 1991 shooting attack on the US Embassy in Bonn involving at least 250 rounds.”

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Claim 11: “Neighbors knew Klette as 'Claudia' and described her as a friendly, gray-haired tutor.”

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Claim 12: “Prosecutors allege Klette was part of the so-called third generation of the Red Army Faction and took part in several attacks between 1990 and 1993.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Members of the Red Army Faction (RAF) can be split up into three generations. The first (founding) generation existed from 1970 onwards. The second generation emerged from 1975 and included people fro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Red_Army_Factio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Army Faction (German: Rote Armee Fraktion, pronounced [ˌʁoːtə ʔaʁˈmeː fʁakˌtsi̯oːn] ; RAF [ˌɛʁʔaːˈʔɛf] ), also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang (German: Baader-Meinhof-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction

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Claim 13: “Klette had disappeared from public view by 1990 at the latest. Outwardly, she apparently led an inconspicuous life.”

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Claim 14: “At least 57 bullets struck the embassy.”

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Claim 15: “Former Red Army Faction member Daniela Klette is facing new charges.”

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Claim 16: “Klette is also accused of involvement in a 1993 bombing of a newly built prison in Weiterstadt that caused an estimated €73 million in damages.”

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