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Germany: Neo-nazi sentenced

01 November 1997

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The neo-nazi Kay Diesner (25) has been sentenced to life for the murder of a police officer and the attempted murder of three other people. He has to serve a minimum sentence of 15 years before he can apply for parole. On 19 February 1997, Diesner entered the office of the PDS, the successor party of the SED, in Marzahn (East Berlin), and shot Klaus Baltruschat, wounding him seriously. He later fatally shot one police officer and wounded another when he was stopped by police. A hot pursuit with several police cars and repeated exchange of gunfire followed. The life sentence for Diesner is the highest sentence ever passed in a neo-nazi trial. According to the Interior Minister of Thuringia, neo-nazis have established structures and logistics superior to those in west Germany.

die tageszeitung, 2.12.97.

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