The further testimony of Uwe B\u00f6hnhardt\u2019s mother took up all of today\u2019s trial day. She continued to present a world view according to which \u201ethe Three\u201c appear either as \u201eright-leaning young folks\u201c or as victims of arbitrary actions by state organs. To her, she explained, Beate Zsch\u00e4pe was still today a \u201cnice young woman\u201d \u2013 the witness even addressed Zsch\u00e4pe in open court to thank her for contacting the family after the two Uwes had committed suicide. Ms. B\u00f6hnhardt did, finally, find some compassionate words towards the victims\u2019 families. On the other hand, she did so in a way which tried to equate her position to their suffering. She claimed to be in a position where she \u201cunderstood these families better than anyone else\u201d \u2013 a claim that many victims\u2019 counsel found rather offputting.<\/p>\n
Asked about crimes committed by her son before he went underground, she reacted defensively. As to investigations for torture-like abuse of another prisoner, she claimed to have no knowledge. As to his earlier crimes (inter alia car theft), she blamed them entirely on his older co-perpetrators. Asked about descriptions of B\u00f6hnhardt by former friends as \u201caggressive, dominant and prone to violence\u201d, she claimed that these descriptions were false and only given because they \u201creflected the mood of the present times\u201d.<\/p>\n
Her intention became clear in a sentence she uttered towards the end of her testimony: \u201cYou know, the prosecution is trying to find proof that those three committed all these crimes. As a mother, I am grasping at straws to say that it could not have been that way.\u201d Her testimony therefore does not have much worth in gauging Uwe B\u00f6hnhardt\u2019s personality.<\/p>\n
Towards the end of her testimony, the presiding judge posed critical questions after it became apparent that the witness had neglected to mention a meeting in which she had given her son\u2019s clothes and other items to a supporter. The suspicion remains that the witness had additional meetings with supporters of \u201cthe Three\u201d she does not wish to talk about.<\/p>\n
The testimony of Andr\u00e9 Kapke was pushed to tomorrow, Christian Kapke\u2019s to a later week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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