Kidnapping of Peter Lorenz
Three days before mayoral election in West Berlin in 1975, candidate Peter Lorenz was kidnapped by Movement 2 June members. Lorenz was cornered while on the road, and was thrown into another vehicle after his driver was brutally struck. In an effort to free several imprisoned Red Army Faction and Movement 2 June affiliates, the extremists publicized a photo which showed Lorenz with a sign around his neck that read “Peter Lorenz, prisoner of the 2nd June Movement”. The photo also contained a message that demanded the release of Gabi Kröcher-Tiedemann, Horst Mahler, Ingrid Siepmann, Rolf Heissler, Rolf Pohle, and Verena Becker from prison. Along with the release of these terrorists, Movement 2 June also indicated that a jet must be provided to fly the radicals from prison, and 9,000 Deutsch Marks should be given to the terrorists. The West German government met their demands, releasing all but Horst Mahler, who did not want to be set free.
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