Daniela Klette, 67, was sentenced to 13 years in jail in Berlin for armed robberies committed while she was a fugitive. She was a former member of the Baader-Meinhof gang, also known as the Red Army Faction (RAF), a radical anti-capitalist group active mainly in the 1970s and 1980s. While on the run, she scouted targets, drove getaway vehicles, and participated in heists using a realistic-looking dummy bazooka, with accomplices armed with assault rifles. She was arrested in February 2024 in her Berlin apartment after more than 30 years, with a Kalashnikov rifle, wigs, fake IDs, and large sums of cash found. She was convicted on multiple counts of particularly serious robbery, plus extortion and arms violations, with total thefts of 2.4 million euros. Prosecutors also accuse her of politically motivated attacks in the 1990s, handled separately.
"Klette was arrested in her Berlin apartment in February 2024 after evading authorities for more than 30 years. Police found a Kalashnikov assault rifle, wigs and fake ID cards as well as gold and large sums of cash in her flat."
"While on the run, Klette scoped out targets, drove getaway vehicles and in some heists wielded a "realistic looking" dummy bazooka while acomplices were armed with assault rifles, the court heard."
"The court noted "the high level of criminal intent" and the fact the crimes "were planned down to the smallest detail and carried out meticulously", said court spokesman Ahmad Mohamad."
"She was found guilty on Wednesday of taking part in robberies with two male gang members to finance their lives on the run after the group, also known as the Red Army Faction (RAF), disbanded in 1998. Klette was found guilty of six counts of "particularly serious robbery" committed between 1999 and 2016, and other charges including extortion and arms violations."
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