Baader-Meinhof Group’s Daniela Klette Captured in Germany
Baader-Meinhof Group’s Daniela Klette Captured in Germany
Executive Summary:
- On May 27, former Red Army Faction (RAF) member Daniela Klette was sentenced to 13 years in prison by a German court for armed robberies she committed to fund her underground life.
- Klette lived under a false identity until February 2024, when German authorities used facial-recognition technology to facilitate her capture in Berlin.
- Her history bridges the post-Cold War-era terrorism and current criminal survival strategies for militants who have remained underground long after their organization had ceased to exist.
