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'''Brigitte Margret Ida Mohnhaupt''' (born [[24 June]] [[1949]]) was a member of the [[Socialist Patients Collective |
'''Brigitte Margret Ida Mohnhaupt''' (born [[24 June]] [[1949]]) was a member of the [[Socialist Patients Collective]] (SPK) and from [[1971]] until [[1982]] she was an activist with the militant [[Red Army Faction]] (RAF). |
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On the [[11 November]] [[1982]] Mohnhaupt, along with [[Adelheid Schulz]], was caught entering an RAF arms cache in woods near [[Frankfurt]] which had been staked out by [[GSG9]] men. Mohnhaupt was detained and sentenced to five times [[life imprisonment|life in prison]]. She was given such a sentence because of the large role she played during the [[German Autumn]] and also due to the attempted assassination of [[NATO]] General Kroesen. Her arrest was a massive blow to the RAF (as she had almost become as important to her RAF 'generation' as [[Gudrun Ensslin]] and [[Andreas Baader]] had been to theirs). |
On the [[11 November]] [[1982]] Mohnhaupt, along with [[Adelheid Schulz]], was caught entering an RAF arms cache in the woods near [[Frankfurt]] which had been staked out by [[GSG9]] men. Mohnhaupt was detained and sentenced to five times [[life imprisonment|life in prison]] with a 24 years incompressible sentence. She was given such a sentence because of the large role she played during the [[German Autumn]] and also due to the attempted assassination of [[NATO]] General Kroesen. Her arrest was a massive blow to the RAF (as she had almost become as important to her RAF 'generation' as [[Gudrun Ensslin]] and [[Andreas Baader]] had been to theirs). |
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Mohnhaupt is currently in [[custody]], residing in [[Aichach]], [[Bavaria]]. After 24 years in prison she is qualified to apply for [[parole]]. The German government is considering her release. Along with [[Christian Klar]], also arrested in 1982, she is among the last four living members still in jail of the RAF (the others either "committed suicide" or were released). <ref> [http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20070119-055509-1573r.htm Germany may grant parole to terrorists], ''[[United Press International|UPI]]'' on ''[[The Washington Times]]'' website — URL accessed on January 19, 2007 </ref> |
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A large part of the German political class is in favor of clemency towards Brigitte Mohnhauypt and Christian Klar. Former Justice minister [[Klaus Kinkel]] ([[Free Democratic Party|FDP]]) has pleaded in favor of a "second chance"; former president of the Bundestag [[Wolfgang Thierse]] ([[SDP]]) declared that "expiation" has taken place, and [[Greens (Germany)|Green]] member [[Antje Vollmer]] stated that they "have been longer in prison than in any other [[Ex-Nazi|Nazi criminal]]." <ref> [http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/20070124.FIG000000187_la_bande_a_baader_hante_toujours_l_allemagne.html La bande à Baader hante toujours l'Allemagne], ''[[Le Figaro]]'', January 24, 2007 {{fr icon}} </ref> |
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Amidst widespread media controversy, the German government is currently considering pardoning Mohnhaupt and Klar. |
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==References== |
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Mohnhaupt is currently in [[custody]], residing in [[Aichach]], [[Bavaria]]. |
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==Bibliography== |
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[[Jillian Becker]], ''[[Hitler's Children]]'' |
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Book: [[Hitler's Children]] by [[Jillian Becker]] |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:09, 7 February 2007
Brigitte Margret Ida Mohnhaupt (born 24 June 1949) was a member of the Socialist Patients Collective (SPK) and from 1971 until 1982 she was an activist with the militant Red Army Faction (RAF).
Early life
After her parents divorce in 1960 she stayed with her mother. She took her abitur in 1967 in Bruchsal, and later that year enrolled with the philosophy department at the University of Munich. In 1968 she married Rolf Heissler, although things fell apart after two years.
Terrorist Overview
Originally a member of the SPK, Mohnhaupt joined the Red Army Faction around 1971 after the SPK dissolved, and helped with organization, logistics, and weapon procurement. Below is a timeline of Mohnhaupt's major acts as a member of the RAF.
- 9 June 1972: Mohnhaupt was arrested in Berlin in connection with the RAF and sentenced to a lengthy prison term for involvement with a criminal organisation. During her incarceration, shortly after Ulrike Meinhof's killing in prison, she was transferred to Stammheim prison where the majority of other RAF prisoners were being kept. She was released from prison on 8 February 1977, and immediately went back underground and continued her work with the RAF.
- Mohnhaupt was a major player in the German Autumn, she was involved in the 30 July 1977 killing of banker Jürgen Ponto, chairman of the Dresdner Bank board of directors in Oberursel, Taunus, during a botched kidnapping attempt along with Susanne Albrecht and Christian Klar and was also involved in the kidnap and murder of employer representative Hanns Martin Schleyer.
- 11 May 1978 Mohnhaupt was rearrested in Yugoslavia, along with Sieglinde Hofmann, Rolf Clemens Wagner, and Peter-Jürgen Boock. However, in November 1978 she was allowed to leave to a country of her choice.
- 15 September 1981 Mohnhaupt took part in an assassination attempt on US General Frederick Kroesen using an RPG-7 anti-tank rocket. Kroesen only barely survived.
Arrest and Imprisonment
On the 11 November 1982 Mohnhaupt, along with Adelheid Schulz, was caught entering an RAF arms cache in the woods near Frankfurt which had been staked out by GSG9 men. Mohnhaupt was detained and sentenced to five times life in prison with a 24 years incompressible sentence. She was given such a sentence because of the large role she played during the German Autumn and also due to the attempted assassination of NATO General Kroesen. Her arrest was a massive blow to the RAF (as she had almost become as important to her RAF 'generation' as Gudrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader had been to theirs).
Mohnhaupt is currently in custody, residing in Aichach, Bavaria. After 24 years in prison she is qualified to apply for parole. The German government is considering her release. Along with Christian Klar, also arrested in 1982, she is among the last four living members still in jail of the RAF (the others either "committed suicide" or were released). [1]
A large part of the German political class is in favor of clemency towards Brigitte Mohnhauypt and Christian Klar. Former Justice minister Klaus Kinkel (FDP) has pleaded in favor of a "second chance"; former president of the Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse (SDP) declared that "expiation" has taken place, and Green member Antje Vollmer stated that they "have been longer in prison than in any other Nazi criminal." [2]
Amidst widespread media controversy, the German government is currently considering pardoning Mohnhaupt and Klar.
References
- ^ Germany may grant parole to terrorists, UPI on The Washington Times website — URL accessed on January 19, 2007
- ^ La bande à Baader hante toujours l'Allemagne, Le Figaro, January 24, 2007 Template:Fr icon
Bibliography
Jillian Becker, Hitler's Children