Trending Now - Ex-leftist Militant Receives 13-year Sentence Amid New Charges

WHO:

IJR - Daniela Klette, a former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF).

CNN - Ernst-Volker Staub and Burkhard Garweg, alleged accomplices of Klette, also former RAF members.

WHAT:

IJR - Klette was sentenced to 13 years in prison for armed robberies.

CNN - Klette was found guilty of multiple counts of aggravated robbery, extortion, and weapons violations.

CNN - Klette is linked to crimes that resulted in 34 deaths during the activities of the RAF.

WHERE:

IJR - The court that sentenced Klette is located in Germany.

CNN - The regional court is in Verden, Lower Saxony, Germany.

CNN - Klette was arrested in a Berlin neighborhood.

WHEN:

IJR - Klette's crimes occurred over the last three decades.

CNN - The offenses took place between 1999 and 2016.

CNN - Klette was arrested in February 2024.

WHY:

CNN - The RAF aimed to dismantle the capitalist system and oppose what they viewed as Western imperialism.

HOW:

CNN - Klette evaded authorities for almost 30 years while living under the assumed name Claudia Ivone.

(UPDATED May 27, 2026 19:46 UTC)

Daniela Klette, a member of the Red Army Faction, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for her involvement in armed robberies, aggravated robbery, extortion, and weapons violations, which are linked to crimes resulting in 34 deaths. The regional court in Verden, Lower Saxony, Germany, handed down the sentence after Klette was arrested in February 2024, having evaded authorities for nearly 30 years while living under the assumed name Claudia Ivone. Along with her, alleged accomplices Ernst-Volker Staub and Burkhard Garweg, also former RAF members, are facing scrutiny for their roles in these criminal activities.