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Mar. 27 Anarchist Trials In West Germany: Two trials are awakening interest in the Federal Republic of Germany at the moment. In dusseldorf the first trial against a member of the anarchist underground organisation known as Baader Meinhoff Group has begun. The group schicked the German public with several acts of force since Andrews Baader was freed by force in May 1970 in Berlin. Almost everyday the German press brings new headlines about the group which uses the same taotics as the South American city guerillas. The former journalist Andreas Baader wrote a letter from the underground some days ago which his own fingerprint. With his letter he announced increased combat action. In Dusseldorf the former member of the group, Karl Heinz Ruhland who was arrested by police on December 20th 1970 on trial. Among other things he is incriminating the former Berlin solicitor Horst Mihler of whom he says that he took part in many bank robberys of the Baader Meinhof group. Mahler, who was thought to have taken part in the freeing of Baader, is in a Berlin jail at the moment because he is believed to have taken part in a bank robbery. In jail he wrote some time ago that the Baader Meinhoff Group is necessarily criminal'. The court in Dusseldorf is heavily guarded and Ruhland is hermitically healed off. He makes his statements behind bullet-proof glass, because rataliation attacks by the anarchists are expected. Ruhland is planned as chief witness of the group. Standing in indirect connection to this trial is the court case which has started in Munich new against the 30 year old Johann Heinrich von Rauch, the brother of Georg von RAunch, who was shot dead on December 4th 1971 during a search for members of the Baader-Meinhoff-Group.Johann Heinrich von Rauch, tried with the help of arms to resist arrest an d is in court now because of attempted murder. The Munich Justice Palace looks like on army camp, since it is known that left extremist friends of von Rauch want to try to free him. Before one is allowed to enter the court room even matchboxes are searched. Also, the families of the solicitors are guarded by police. Both trials are continueing. Photo shows. Andrew Baader, who was fread by forces on May 14th 1970 and who is said to be the boss of the Baader Meinchoff Group'. He is heavily incriminated by the statements of Ruhland. Some days ago he wrote a letter saying that he wouldn't think of stopping to fight against the existing society

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