Germany Files Charges Against Two for 1995 Failed Prison Bombing

Prosecutors accuse former members of leftist group 'Das Komitee' of planning a Berlin prison attack nearly 30 years ago.

German federal prosecutors have charged Peter Krauth and Thomas Walter for their alleged roles in a 1995 attempted bombing of a Berlin prison being converted for deportation detainees.
The two men, believed to be part of the leftist extremist group 'Das Komitee,' have been fugitives since the failed attack and are currently living in Venezuela.
The attack involved over 120 kilograms of explosives in propane gas cylinders, but the plan was thwarted when a police patrol interrupted the suspects near the site.
A third suspect, Bernhard Heidbreder, who was also implicated in the plot, died in 2021; all three had publicly acknowledged their involvement in the group in the 1990s.
The charges come despite the original offense nearing its statute of limitations, as prosecutors argue the timeline was interrupted by the suspects' flight and other factors.