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Suspended Sentence Finalized for Woman Who Aided Founding of Far-Right 'Gruppe S.'

An extensive confession with credible distancing led the Stuttgart court to impose probation.

Overview

  • The 61-year-old was convicted of assisting the formation of the terror cell and received one year and ten months on probation.
  • Judges found she introduced several people to ringleader Werner S. and helped him search for like-minded recruits.
  • The court determined she held a right-wing extremist worldview in 2019 and approved the group’s violent plans.
  • The verdict is legally final after the Federal Public Prosecutor, the defendant, and her lawyer waived appeals.
  • Authorities say Gruppe S. sought the most severe violent acts with firearms, including planned mosque attacks, and its leader and others received multi-year prison terms in 2023.