RAF-Investigations - Searching for ex-RAF terrorists - police operation and false alarm
In the search for the former RAF terrorist Ernst-Volker Staub, there was a larger police operation in Berlin in the evening. Witnesses had contacted the police with the assumption that Staub had been spotted on a passenger ship on the Spree, as a police spokesperson stated in response to an inquiry. However, this turned out to be a false alarm after a review of the personnel records.
Since 2015, the Public Prosecutor's Office in Verden has been investigating Staub, Daniela Klette, and Burkhard Garweg, former RAF terrorists, for attempted murder and armed robbery in several cases. Klette was arrested at the end of February in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Staub and Garweg are still being sought after. They were part of the so-called third generation of the left-extremist Red Army Faction (RAF), which had killed more than 30 people. In 1998, the RAF declared itself dissolved.
- Despite the false alarm about Ernst-Volker Staub on the Spree, the police remained vigilant, given his history with terrorism and criminality in Germany.
- The police intervention in Berlin was a testament to the seriousness with which they take threats related to terrorism, even if the information turns out to be a fault alarm.
- Daniela Klette, another former RAF terrorist, faced questioning by the police after her arrest in Berlin-Kreuzberg, raising concerns about the continued presence of the RAF's influence in Germany.
- The police are hoping that the information gathered during Klette's investigation might lead them to the whereabouts of Ernst-Volker Staub and Burkhard Garweg, two high-profile fugitives linked to terrorism in Germany.
- The case of Ernst-Volker Staub and his associates serves as a reminder of the impact of terrorism on Germany and the ongoing efforts of the authorities to bring those responsible to justice.
- The Spree, a popular river in Berlin, became the center of attention during the police operation, highlighting the unpredictable nature of terrorism and the constant need for vigilance in Germany.
