Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania and Other Central and Eastern European Governments Grapple with Prosecution of Former Leaders in the Aftermath of Honecker Case

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Friday, January 1, 1993

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Volume:

9

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1

33

Abstract:

On January 13, 1993, a German court dismissed the criminal charges against Erich Honecker, former East German communist leader, because it ruled he is too ill to continue to undergo trial for manslaughter and breach of trust. Meanwhile, Germany and many other Central and Eastern European governments have criminal investigations and prosecutions against various former leaders and officials…[more]