Daily Sabah logo

Politics
Diplomacy Legislation War On Terror EU Affairs Elections News Analysis
TÜRKİYE
Istanbul Education Investigations Minorities Expat Corner Diaspora
World
Mid-East Europe Americas Asia Pacific Africa Syrian Crisis Islamophobia
Business
Automotive Economy Energy Finance Tourism Tech Defense Transportation News Analysis
Lifestyle
Health Environment Travel Food Fashion Science Religion History Feature Expat Corner
Arts
Cinema Music Events Portrait Reviews Performing Arts
Sports
Football Basketball Motorsports Tennis
Opinion
Columns Op-Ed Reader's Corner Editorial
PHOTO GALLERY
JOBS ABOUT US RSS PRIVACY CONTACT US
© Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2023

Daily Sabah logo

عربي
  • Politics
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • Elections
    • News Analysis
  • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Expat Corner
    • Diaspora
  • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • Islamophobia
  • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
  • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Reviews
    • Performing Arts
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
  • Gallery
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
  • TV
  • TÜRKİYE
  • Istanbul
  • Education
  • Investigations
  • Minorities
  • Expat Corner
  • Diaspora

German official admits lapses as NSU murders remain unsolved

by Daily Sabah with AA

Oct 15, 2021 - 1:13 pm GMT+3
NSU terrorist Beate Zschaepe sits in the court room besides her lawyer Mathias Grasel in Munich, Germany, June 20, 2017. (AP Photo)
NSU terrorist Beate Zschaepe sits in the court room besides her lawyer Mathias Grasel in Munich, Germany, June 20, 2017. (AP Photo)
by Daily Sabah with AA Oct 15, 2021 1:13 pm
RECOMMENDED
A Police officer carries a box of materials gathered during the search of a building in Berlin's Kreuzberg district in connection with the "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) group on May 24, 2023. (AFP Photo)

Turkish instructor fired for saying there's racism in Germany

RACISM

Many questions remain unresolved about the murders of neo-Nazi terrorist cell Nationalist Socialist Underground (NSU), Germany's spy chief admitted Thursday.

Thomas Haldenwang said a larger network of neo-Nazis might have supported the three members of the NSU terrorist cell, who killed eight Turkish immigrants, one Greek citizen, and a German policewoman between 2000 and 2007.

"How did the NSU trio chose their victims, and the places? Was the money they got from bank robberies enough for them during these years, or did they receive financial support from others? Many important questions are still unanswered," he told a panel discussion.

Haldenwang said there were also questions about the former intelligence officer Andreas Temme, who was at the crime scene when the NSU killed Halit Yozgat in Kassel in 2006.

The NSU's motives for the murder of police officer Michele Kiesewetter in 2007 are also unclear, he noted.

The NSU carried out nine murders of people with immigrant backgrounds and of a policewoman in various parts of Germany between 2000 and 2007. Following the suicide of two of the NSU's founding members in 2011, a third founding member, Beate Zschaepe, turned herself in to the police, who for years denied that the murders had a racist motive.

Zschaepe was convicted of being an accessory to the murder of eight Turks, one Greek and a German police officer during a seven-year rampage between 2000 and 2007 that was largely ignored by authorities until the two other NSU members committed suicide. She handled the group's logistics and finances, setting up safe houses for the killers.

The ringleaders, Uwe Boehnhardt and Uwe Mundlos, who are believed to have carried out the killings, died before they were arrested in what may have been a murder-suicide.

The trial, which ran in Munich from May 2013 to July 2018, gripped the nation and ended with a life sentence for Zschaepe and sentences of varying severity for the other NSU members on trial. Zschaepe and three of her co-defendants in the NSU trial appealed against their sentences, and the case reached the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in January. However, the court overturned the request.

Until 2011, Germany's police and intelligence services ruled out any neo-Nazi motive for the murders and instead treated immigrant families as suspects, questioning them over alleged connections with mafia groups and drug traffickers.

Haldenwang, who took the helm of the domestic intelligence agency BfV in 2018, said security agencies made serious mistakes in the past, failing to prevent the murders or arrest the neo-Nazi suspects.

But he said the authorities drew lessons from the failures of the past, made significant changes in the organization of security agencies and strengthened units responsible for the fight against right-wing extremism.

The NSU is believed to have been founded by Mundlos, Bohnhardt and Zschaepe. The trio lived underground starting in 1998 with fake identities.

The scandal surrounding the NSU sparked a debate in Germany about institutional racism and the failures of German security and intelligence organizations, which have long been criticized for underestimating the far-right threat.

RECOMMENDED
A Police officer carries a box of materials gathered during the search of a building in Berlin's Kreuzberg district in connection with the "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) group on May 24, 2023. (AFP Photo)

Turkish instructor fired for saying there's racism in Germany

RACISM
  • shortlink copied
  • RELATED TOPICS
    fight-against-terrorism DEUTSCHE-BANK US-LIBYA-RELATIONS
    KEYWORDS
    racism in europe nsu trials neo-nazi germany
    The Daily Sabah Newsletter
    Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey, it’s region and the world.
    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    Mayan pyramid and ruins in the famous Tikal National Park, Guatemala. (Getty Images Photo)

    Scientists discover 417 Mayan cities in Guatemala's forested area

    mayan-city
    Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wait for his address following early exit poll results for the second round of the presidential election in Istanbul, Türkiye, May 28, 2023. (Reuters Photo)

    State leaders congratulate Erdoğan for early runoff victory

    türkiye-elections

    Kılıçdaroğlu clings to CHP seat after election loss 

    TÜRKIYE-ELECTIONS

    Erdoğan wins another Turkish election 

    TÜRKIYE-ELECTIONS
    No Image
    Suspensions, rims and more: Essen Motor Show 2021
    PHOTOGALLERY
    • POLITICS
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • News Analysis
    • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Diaspora
    • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • İslamophobia
    • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
    • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
    • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Performing Arts
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
    • Photo gallery
    • Jobs
    • privacy
    • about us
    • contact us
    • RSS
    © Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2021