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Three ex East Germans cleared in Berlin Wall killings
Berlin officials Siegfried Lorenz Hans Joachim Boehme and Herbert Haeber faced manslaughter charges for deaths at the Wall between 1984 and 1989 but were acquitted by judge Hans Luther who said their positions were passive. Prosecutors plan to appeal while former activists called the decision scandalous.
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Berlin
East Germany
Berlin Wall
Siegfried Lorenz
Hans- Joachim Boehme
Herbert Haeber
Politburo
Hans Luther
Egon Krenz
the Wall
Citizens’ Bureau