Eva Haule
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Eva Sybille Haule-Frimpong (born 16 July 1954 in Tübingen
) was a terrorist associated with the third generation Red Army Faction
. She took her abitur
in Stuttgart
before going underground
in 1984.
on the 2 August 1986. She was charged with the failed bomb attack in Oberammergau as well as membership in a criminal organisation, robbery
and falsification
of documents. On the 28 June 1988 she was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment
.
Haule was due for release in 2001, but the Rhein-Main Air Base bombing and murder of Edward Pimental charges were brought against her. New pieces of evidence (which involved Haule's own letters to another RAF member in prison containing self-incriminating information) were used to prove her guilt and she has since had her sentence extended. She was moved to a women's prison
in Neukölln
. She stated that 'an end to her detention was not foreseeable.'
Parole was granted on August 17 with her release date set for August 21, 2007. However, officials released her on the 17th in order to protect her from the media. She has since shown no remorse for her terrorist actions as a member of the RAF.
classes in prison and now takes portraits of other imprisoned women. Her collection, called "Portraits of Women under Captivity", has been exhibited.
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
) was a terrorist associated with the third generation Red Army Faction
Red Army Faction
The radicalized were, like many in the New Left, influenced by:* Sociological developments, pressure within the educational system in and outside Europe and the U.S...
. She took her abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
before going underground
Underground resistance
Underground resistance may refer to*Underground Resistance , a musical collective from Detroit, Michigan*Underground resistance during World War II, the inhabitants of various locales resisting the rule of the Nazis, the Empire of Japan, and Mussolini...
in 1984.
Terrorist activities
- On the 5 November 1984, Haule raided an arms dealer in MaxdorfMaxdorfMaxdorf is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.It is situated approx. 11 km west of Ludwigshafen.Maxdorf is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Maxdorf....
near Ludwigshafen. Handguns, rifles and ammunition were stolen. - On 18 December of the same year, Haule was implicated in a plot to bombBombA bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy...
a NATO school in OberammergauOberammergauOberammergau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. The town is famous for its production of a Passion Play, its woodcarvers, and the NATO School.-Passion Play:...
. She allegedly parked a car full of explosives outside the school, however the attack failed due to a technical glitch. - On 1 February 1985, Haule was involved in the assassination of Ernst Zimmerman, in GautingGautingGauting is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany with a population of approximately 20,000. It is situated on the river Würm, southwest of Munich and is a part of the Munich metropolitan area.- Geography :...
. Zimmerman was chairman of the boardChairman of the BoardThe Chairman of the Board is a seat of office in an organization, especially of corporations.Chairman of the Board may also refer to:*Chairman of the Board , a 1998 film*Chairmen of the Board , a 1970s American soul music group...
of MTUMTU Aero EnginesMTU Aero Engines GmbH is Germany's leading aircraft engine manufacturer. MTU develops, manufactures and provides service support for military and civil aircraft engines...
, he was shot through the head in his home. He was 55 at the time of his death. The assassination was carried out in the name of Patsy O'HaraPatsy O'HaraPatsy O'Hara was an Irish republican hunger striker and member of the Irish National Liberation Army .He was born in Bishop Street, Derry, Northern Ireland. O'Hara joined Na Fianna Éireann in 1970, and in 1971 his brother Sean was interned in Long Kesh. In late 1971, he was shot and wounded by a...
. - On 8 August 1985, Haule, along with Birgit HogefeldBirgit HogefeldBirgit Hogefeld is a former member of the West German Red Army Faction .-Early life:Born in Wiesbaden, Hogefeld joined the RAF in the eighties long after its founding members Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Ulrike Meinhof were dead...
, was involved in the murder of Edward PimentalEdward PimentalEdward F. Pimental was an United States Army specialist murdered in Germany by members of the Red Army Faction in 1985.Pimental was from New York City. Stationed with the U.S...
- to obtain his I.D. to access the grounds of the U.S. Rhein-Main Air BaseRhein-Main Air BaseRhein-Main Air Base was a U.S. Air Force / NATO military airbase near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It occupied the south side of Frankfurt International Airport. Its airport codes are discontinued....
near FrankfurtFrankfurtFrankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
. - Also in August of that year, Haule was implicated in a bomb attack on the aforementioned U.S. airbase, which killed A1C Frank Scarton and Becky Jo Bristol and left twenty others injured.
Arrest and imprisonment
Haule was arrested in an ice-cream parlour in RüsselsheimRüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim is the largest town in the Groß-Gerau district in the Rhein-Main region of Germany. It is one of seven special status towns in Hesse and is located on the Main, only a few kilometres from its mouth in Mainz. The suburbs of Bauschheim and Königstädten are included in Rüsselsheim...
on the 2 August 1986. She was charged with the failed bomb attack in Oberammergau as well as membership in a criminal organisation, robbery
Robbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....
and falsification
Forgery
Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or...
of documents. On the 28 June 1988 she was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment
Imprisonment
Imprisonment is a legal term.The book Termes de la Ley contains the following definition:This passage was approved by Atkin and Duke LJJ in Meering v Grahame White Aviation Co....
.
Haule was due for release in 2001, but the Rhein-Main Air Base bombing and murder of Edward Pimental charges were brought against her. New pieces of evidence (which involved Haule's own letters to another RAF member in prison containing self-incriminating information) were used to prove her guilt and she has since had her sentence extended. She was moved to a women's prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
in Neukölln
Neukölln
Neukölln is the eighth borough of Berlin, located in the southeastern part of the city and was part of the former American sector under the Four-Power occupation of the city...
. She stated that 'an end to her detention was not foreseeable.'
Parole was granted on August 17 with her release date set for August 21, 2007. However, officials released her on the 17th in order to protect her from the media. She has since shown no remorse for her terrorist actions as a member of the RAF.
Photography
Haule attended photographyPhotography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
classes in prison and now takes portraits of other imprisoned women. Her collection, called "Portraits of Women under Captivity", has been exhibited.