Holocaust denier
First RAF, then Nazi: Horst Mahler dies at the age of 89
Horst Mahler was one of the founders of the left -wing extremist terrorist group Red Army Group. The lawyer later changed pages and became a right -wing extremist.
The Holocaust denier Horst Mahler died at the age of 89. This was said by lawyer Jan Dollwetzel, who recently represented Mahler in a process of 2023, the dpa news agency. Mahler died in a hospital in Berlin on July 27th.
Horst Mahler: From the far left to the far right
Mahler, who was co-founder of the left-wing extremist red army faction (RAF), caused a sensation in the 1990s when he switched to right-wing radical camp. He changed from the left lawyer of the Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld and the student leader Rudi Dutschke to the neo-Nazi and well-known Holocaust denier.
The lawyer was convicted by German courts several times – most recently by the Potsdam District Court. Since 2009 he has served two total penalty of a total of ten years and two months in prison for sedition and Holocaust reference in the Brandenburg/Havel correctional facility.
No process for serious illness
He was released from prison in October 2020. In April 2023, another trial against him was temporarily discontinued due to a serious illness.
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Source: Stern
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