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Horst Mahler

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89 Years Old

Horst Mahler first came to fame as a lawyer for the left-wing activists of the 1968 movement. He was a co-founder of the RAF in 1970, the same year he ended up in prison. After his release, he was involved in right-wing extremist circles and defended right-wing extremists in court. Further years in prison followed until he was released in 2020. Mahler denies the Holocaust and made anti-Semitic statements.

Born

Haynau, Germany [now Chojnów, Poland] on 23rd January 1936

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International Terrorism Since 1945 Image
International Terrorism Since 1945
Self (archive footage)
Germany in Autumn Image
Germany in Autumn
Self
The Lawyers Image
The Lawyers
Self
The RAF: The Red Army Fraction Image
The RAF: The Red Army Fraction
Self