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National Socialist Underground trial

The place of the trial: the Higher Regional Court of Munich (Oberlandesgericht), Nymphenburger Strasse, Munich

The NSU trial or National Socialist Underground trial was a trial in Germany against several people in connection with the National Socialist Underground (NSU) – an extreme-right terrorist organization – and the NSU murders. It took place between 6 May 2013 and 11 July 2018 in Munich before the Munich Higher Regional Court. The trial was notable for being one of the largest, longest and most expensive in German history[1] and made public claims of institutionalized racism within the German police force who for years ruled out Neo-Nazis as potential suspects in the killings and instead focused on suspects with Turkish backgrounds,"[2] going so far as to name their investigation "Bosporus."

Accused were Beate Zschäpe and four suspected helpers and supporters: André Eminger, Holger Gerlach, Carsten Schultze and former NPD official Ralf Wohlleben. Zschäpe had to answer charges of being a principal in ten murders and a serious arson and of being a member of a terrorist organization.[3][4] Eminger was accused of knowing about the murders and aiding and abetting a terror organisation.[4][5] Gerlach was accused of being an accessory by providing false documents for the so-called NSU trio.[4][5] Schultze was accused of being an accessory by transporting the weapon used in nine of the murders to the trio.[4][5] Wohlleben was accused, inter alia, of being an accessory by procuring this weapon.[4][5][6] Other charges were also brought.

Beate Zschäpe was found guilty of murder on 11 July 2018 and was sentenced to life imprisonment, which her lawyer said she would immediately appeal.[7] Wohlleben was sentenced to ten years in prison, Eminger received two and a half years and Gerlach and Schulze both received three-year sentences.[8]

  1. ^ Oltermann, Philip (11 July 2018). "German neo-Nazi Beate Zschäpe sentenced to life for NSU murders". Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Neo-Nazism: What is Germany's NSU terror trial?". DW. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ NSU-Prozess – Gericht lässt Anklage gegen Zschäpe zu Süddeutsche Zeitung, 31 January 2013
  4. ^ a b c d e "Bundesanwaltschaft erhebt Anklage im "NSU"-Verfahren". www.generalbundesanwalt.de (in German). 8 November 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Paterson, Tony (3 May 2013). "Neo-Nazi Nuremberg: Germany forced to confront its dark side". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Beate Zschäpe goes on trial in biggest German terrorist case in decades". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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