1936-01-23 Haynau, Germany [now Chojnów, Poland]
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.
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Die Anwälte - Eine deutsche Geschichte | Self | 2009-11-19 |
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Die RAF | Self | 2007-03-25 |
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Deutschland im Herbst | Self | 1978-03-03 |