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Neo-Nazi Beate Zschaepe Gets Life in Prison in Germany for 10 Murders

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A member of a neo-Nazi group in Germany has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in 10 racially motivated murders, though her lawyer claims she « was demonstrably present at no crime scene… World News Summaries.
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A member of a neo-Nazi group in Germany has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in 10 racially motivated murders, though her lawyer claims she « was demonstrably present at no crime scene and never fired a weapon or detonated a bomb. » Beate Zschaepe, 43, of the National Socialist Underground, denied knowledge of the murders she said were carried out by two male members who have since died by suicide, reports Reuters .
Munich’s Higher Regional Court found she carried « particularly heavy guilt » for planning the killings between 2000 and 2007, as well as arranging money and alibis. The victims included a German policewoman, eight Turks, and a Greek citizen, per the BBC. « This is a just punishment for the NSU’s cold-blooded and unprecedented series of crimes, » Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said in a statement after Zschaepe’s sentence was read. An appeal is expected.

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