German prosecutors on Tuesday sought a life sentence for the surviving female member of a neo-Nazi trio accused of a string of racist murders that targeted mainly Turkish immigrants. Beate Zschäpe, 42, is co-accused in the 10 killings carried out by the other two members of the self-styled National Socialist Underground (NSU), Uwe Mundlos and Uwe Boehnhardt, between 2000 and 2007. A verdict is expected in several months' time in the trial where Zschäpe is in the dock together with four suspected NSU supporters. Institutional prejudiceZschäpe has denied guilt and described herself as a passive and innocent bystander to the bloody crimes. German security services faced withering criticism for only associating terrorism with far-left or Islamist groups, not neo-Nazis.

Source: The Local September 12, 2017 10:15 UTC