Peter-Jürgen Boock

Peter-Jürgen Boock
Born (1951-09-03) 3 September 1951
Garding, West Germany
Organization Red Army Faction

Peter-Jürgen Boock (born 3 September 1951 in Garding, Nordfriesland) is a former member of the Red Army Faction.

Earlier life

After completing secondary school, Boock began training as a mechanic but soon quit. Claiming that his father was a staunch Nazi,[1] Boock then left his parents' home and travelled to the Netherlands. He became involved with illegal drugs, and was arrested for possession. Soon after this he attempted suicide.[2] He spent the next few years in rehabilitation programmes and living in re-education homes, and came in contact with Gudrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader. He wanted to join the Red Army Faction but was deemed too young.[3] He moved to Frankfurt am Main and continued abusing drugs. In 1973, he married Waltraud Liewald (who would also later become an RAF militant).

Terrorism

At some point between 1975 and 1976, Boock joined the RAF and went underground. He travelled to Southern Yemen, where he received terrorist training (including hostage taking and hijacking). He became an involved member of the second generation Red Army Faction.

Arrest and imprisonment

Boock distanced himself from the RAF in 1980. However in 1981 he was arrested in Hamburg. He played down his role within the RAF, though was sentenced to life imprisonment terms for his involvement in the Ponto and Schleyer murders. In 1992 he admitted his full involvement in certain RAF activities, such as the Schleyer murder.[3]

He was freed from prison on 13 March 1998 and now works as a freelance writer near Freiburg.[3]

In 2007, he accused Stefan Wisniewski of the murder of Siegfried Buback.

References

  1. Butz Peters, Mortal mistake, the history of the RAF, Aragon, Berlin, 2004, ISBN 3-87024-673-1, p. 126
  2. "Kurzbiografie: Peter-Jürgen Boock - Infos zur Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF)". Rafinfo.de. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  3. 1 2 3 "IISH - Archives". Iisg.nl. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  4. "TERRORISTS: Closing In on an Elusive Enemy". Time.com. 1978-10-09. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  5. Tom Vague, Televisionaries: The Red Army Faction Story, 1963–1993, AK Press; Rev Update edition (August 1994), ISBN 1-873176-47-3, ISBN 978-1-873176-47-4, Page.74
  6. Star 26/1997, 19 June 1997, the German autumn
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