Manfred Roeder
| Manfred Roeder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Dr. jur. Manfred Roeder | |||
| Born | 6 February 1929 Berlin, German Reich | ||
| Died | 30 July 2014 Neukirchen, Hesse | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Occupation | Lawyer, publisher, historical revisionist | ||
| Spouse | Roeder was married and the father of six children | ||
Manfred Roeder (1929 – 2014) was a German lawyer, revisionist, nationalist and political activist. He was sentenced several times for various crimes, mostly of free speech. Roeder wrote a preface to Thies Christophersen's book on Auschwitz, and was at least once sentenced for "Holocaust denial". He mut not be mistaken with the judge (Generalrichter) Manfred Roeder (1900 – 1971).
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Life
Roeder was raised in a boarding school in Plön. As one of the youngest regular soldiers he participated in 1945 in the battle for the defense of the city Berlin, the capital at the time. After the Second World War he was occasionally a member of the CDU. But he left that party and became involved in the national movement and established in 1971 "Deutsche Bürgerinitiative", which still exists today. He also established relations with foreign national and national socialistic groups. Because of his world view, Roeder, again and again, came into conflict with the FRG laws. In particular, the laws concerning the so-called "resistance against the authority of the state" and alleged injury. But he did not let himself to be intimidated and therefore continued his activities. In 1980, with support from the media, a prosecution against him was initiated based on an alleged attack. He was sentenced to 13 years in jail. In 1988, Daniel Cohn-Bendit gave the jailed Manfred Roeder a forum in his periodical ""PflasterStrand". In 1990, because of good conduct, he was released out of custody. His private secretary and confidant Ingrid Weckert looked after his affairs in that time.
- He was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 1982 and classified as a terrorist, for stated planning of seven bomb attacks on foreigners that took two lives. Two other individuals were given life sentences for carrying out the attacks. Politically correct sources often do not mention the defendants view on this, such as Roeder stating that "'The (bombings) were not the fruits of my ideas.'" and one of those convicted of carrying out the bombings stating that "'I did not want to kill anyone, but just to frighten them.'"[1] In 1997, the British current affairs program Panorama said that in 1995, Roeder had appeared, by invitation, as a speaker at the German military's officer training academy in Hamburg. This scandal, as well as the fact that Roeder had received financial donations from the military, led to the sacking of the academy's commander.
Even after that, Roeder remained faithful to his world view and his political way of acting. In 1996, he acted against the at that time through the FRG touring anti Wehrmacht exhibition. Together with other activists, he carried out a paint-attack against the exhibits there. Because of alleged property damage, Roeder was convicted to pay a fine of 4500 DM.
The television program ' 'panorama' ' started in 1997 an agitation campaign against Roeder. In 1997 Roeder was candidate of the NPD.
Roeders political views
Roeder openly stated that he positively evaluates the National Socialistic period in Germany. He saw himself as a National Socialist, who took into account the facts of today. He rejected the FRG system. Again and again Roeder emphasized that only an offensive political activity can end the FRG system.
Internationally, Roeder advocated a future close partnership with Russia vis-à-vis the US-Israeli-western block.
Other convictions
- Jail because of "Incitement of the people"
- In September 2004 ten months in jail because of "Defamation of the country"
- In February 2004 another conviction for the same.
- 2009 "Incitement of the people" because of an "incriminating" text written by Roeder.
See also
External links
Codoh.com
- Auschwitz: A Personal Account
- Manfred Roeder Sentenced for Holocaust Comment
- Disorder in the Courts (1990-2000), Part 2
