13 November 2009 - 10H55
- Germany - history

Germany unlocks its past

Former West Berlin policeman Karl Heinz Kurras, soon on trial for weapons possession, gained infamy after his shooting of a student led to the 1968 youth riots. But his work for the Stasi secret service could shed light on Germany's secretive past.

 

Today's Focus guest is FRANCE 24 correspondent in Berlin, Damien McGuinness.


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