October 29, 2007

German Court Says Professor Was Wrongly Arrested Under Terrorism Statute, but Retains Charges Against Him

By Aisha Labi

Germany's highest court has overturned the arrest warrant of a Humboldt University academic who was detained for more than three weeks this past summer on suspicion of conspiracy with an alleged terrorist group accused of arson attacks against German military vehicles.

Andrej Holm, a sociologist specializing in critical research on urban gentrification, was arrested in late July on a warrant issued by Germany's federal prosecutor's office (

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