German far-left militant jailed for 13 years for robberies

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 27, 2026 · 588 words · By Kirsten Ripper; Gavin Blackburn

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Klette was part of a trio, along with fellow gang members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, active as part of the RAF's "third generation" in the 1980s and 1990s.

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What happened

Klette was part of a trio, along with fellow gang members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, active as part of the RAF's "third generation" in the 1980s and 1990s.

Why it matters

A German far-left militant arrested in Berlin after decades on the run was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Wednesday for a series of armed robberies committed while she was a fugitive.

Common ground

Daniela Klette, 67, is a former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, a radical anti-capitalist group that carried out killings, bombings and kidnappings mainly in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Claim 1: “A German far-left militant arrested in Berlin after decades on the run was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Wednesday for a series of armed robberies committed while she was a fugitive.”

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Multiple news reports from May 2026 confirm that Daniela Klette was sentenced to 13 years in prison for armed robberies committed while she was a fugitive.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 February 1991, three members of far-left militant organization the Red Army Faction (RAF) used a military rifle to fire about 250 rounds at the United States embassy in Bonn, Germany. The suspec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_United_States_embassy_sni…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniela Marie Luise Klette (born 5 November 1958) is a German left-wing militant. She is a former member of the third generation Red Army Faction (RAF). After going underground in the 1990s and for de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Klette

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A newly built prison in Weiterstadt, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, was bombed and destroyed on 27 March 1993 by the militant Red Army Faction (RAF) Command Katharina Hammerschmidt. It was the RAF's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weiterstadt_prison_bombing

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Claim 2: “In a trial held under tight security, she was found guilty of six counts of "particularly serious robbery" committed between 1999 and 2016, as well as other charges including extortion and arms violations.”

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Multiple news reports specifically mention the conviction for six counts of 'particularly serious robbery' between 1999 and 2016, as well as extortion and arms violations.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... Klette was part of a trio, along with fellow gang members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, active as part of the RAF's "third generation" ...
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaben30

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... In a trial held under tight security, she was found guilty of six counts of "particularly serious robbery" committed between 1999 and 2016, as ...
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/german-far-left-militant-daniela-1…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... Germany's most-wanted woman, Daniela Klette, convicted after three decades on the run Klette has been sentenced to 13 years in jail after ...
https://www.facebook.com/WIONews/posts/germanys-most-wanted-…

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Claim 3: “Prosecutors also accuse Klette of three politically motivated attacks in the 1990s, while the gang was still active, but those charges are being dealt with in separate proceedings.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the accusations of three politically motivated attacks in the 1990s.

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Claim 4: “Klette was accused of having been the getaway driver in several heists and of carrying a "realistic looking" dummy bazooka in robberies where the men carried assault rifles.”

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The detail about the dummy bazooka and being a getaway driver appears in one specific news report provided in the evidence; other sources mention the robberies but not these specific tactical details.

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web search NEUTRAL — Klette was accused of having been the getaway driver in several heists and of carrying a “realistic-looking” dummy bazooka in robberies where the men carried assault rifles.During his suspension, the …
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/german-far-left-mi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Daniela Klette, 65, was one of Europe's most wanted fugitives and was among a long-sought trio from the radical anti-capitalist group also known as the Red Army Faction.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-13132007/Daniela-Klet…

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web search NEUTRAL — Daniela Klette's defence lawyer had called for her acquittal. A former member of the German militant group Red Army Faction (RAF) has been jailed for 13 years for carrying out a string of armed robber…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21dr3lekpo

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Claim 5: “When Klette was arrested, police found a Kalashnikov assault rifle, explosives and large sums of cash in her apartment in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, where she had lived for about 20 years.”

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Claim 6: “The robbers got away with a total of €2.4 million, according to prosecutors.”

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The provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (discussing California alcohol safety and US Supreme Court), and no relevant evidence was found to confirm the €2.4 million figure.

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web search NEUTRAL — The California Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse requested the. UCLA Alcohol Research Center to assist them in clarifying some aspects of.
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1190/dot_1190_DS1.pdf

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 12, 2026 · James, in her official capacity as Attorney General of New. York ... bringing their total to 19 while the Republicans held just 7 seats.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A914/396158/2026…

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web search NEUTRAL — Full text of "Overland monthly and Out west magazine". See other formats. f510v2^± PERIOl ITWEST MAGAZINE JANUARY. 1934 INDEX TO THE OVERLAND MONTHLY and ...
https://archive.org/stream/overlandm911933931935sanf/overlan…

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Claim 7: “She was found guilty on Wednesday of taking part in a spate of robberies alongside two male gang members to finance their lives on the run after the RAF disbanded in 1998.”

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News reports confirm she was found guilty of robberies committed with two male gang members to fund their lives after the RAF's dissolution.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ernst-Volker Staub (born 30 October 1954) is a German fugitive associated with the third generation Red Army Faction (RAF). Arrested in 1984, Staub was convicted of membership in a terrorist organiza…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst-Volker_Staub

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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 8: “The three had been living in hiding since at least 1999, rented getaway cars under false identities and spoke of the armed robberies as "their work" and source of income, the judge said.”

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Claim 9: “Klette was part of a trio, along with fellow gang members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, active as part of the RAF's "third generation" in the 1980s and 1990s.”

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Multiple independent sources, including Euronews and Wikipedia, confirm Klette was part of a trio with Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub in the RAF's third generation.

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Claim 10: “She is also said to have strafed the US embassy in Bonn with machine gun fire in 1991 and to have been part of a team that bombed the Weiterstadt prison near Frankfurt in 1993.”

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Claim 11: “Klette was arrested in her Berlin apartment in February 2024 after evading the authorities for more than 30 years.”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm she was arrested in a Berlin apartment in February 2024 after more than 30 years on the run.

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Claim 12: “Daniela Klette, 67, is a former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, a radical anti-capitalist group that carried out killings, bombings and kidnappings mainly in the 1970s and 1980s.”

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Wikipedia confirms Daniela Klette's birth date (Nov 5, 1958), making her 65-67 depending on the exact date of the report, and her membership in the RAF (Baader-Meinhof Gang).

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web search NEUTRAL — Daniela Marie Luise Klette (born 5 November 1958) is a German left-wing militant. She is a former member of the third generation Red Army Faction (RAF).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Klette

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Daniela Klette, a one-time member of the left- wing terror group Red Army Faction, or RAF, spent more than 30 years on the run from authorities ...
https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/posts/a-former-te…

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Claim 13: “The Baader-Meinhof gang, named after two of its early leaders, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof, emerged out of the radical fringe of the 1960s and 70s student protest movement.”

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While the RAF is mentioned in Wikipedia, the specific provided evidence for claim 9 was empty, and the general Wikipedia snippet for RAF does not explicitly detail the 'student protest movement' origin in the provided text block.

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Claim 14: “The RAF is believed to have been responsible for 34 deaths, including of police officers, judges, American soldiers and a former Nazi SS officer who later became a prominent industrialist.”

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Claim 15: “Police are still searching for Garweg and Staub, who if still alive would now be 57 and 72 respectively.”

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Claim 16: “In separate proceedings before another court, prosecutors accuse Klette of involvement in an RAF plot to blow up the offices of Deutsche Bank in 1990.”

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