Hajo Wandschneider

German defense lawyer

Hajo Wandschneider (December 21, 1925 in Hamburg - March 25, 2017 in Hamburg)^[1]^[2] was a German defense lawyer.^[3]^[4]

Biography

Wandschneider was son of the defense attorney Erich Wandschneider, defended u. a. Conrad Ahlers in the Spiegel affair and the RAF (Red Army Faction) terrorist, Susanne Albrecht. He also defended the choirmaster and composer Erich Bender ^[5] and the orthopedist Rupprecht Bernbeck in court.^[6]

Career

Wandschneider was a member of the German section of Amnesty International and a founding member of the Hamburg section.^[7]

References

^ Hajo Wandschneider ist tot
^ "Chronik". Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
^ "1963: In London wird ein Internationales Sekretariat etabliert". Archived from the original on 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
^ Hajo Wandschneider, German member of the. International Executive
^ Gerhard Mauz (1969), "Graf Giese und der Zwiespalt der Natur", Der Spiegel, 20. Oktober 1969, no. 43
^ Gerhard Mauz (1988), ""Angesichts massiver Vorverurteilungen ..."", Der Spiegel, 30. Mai 1988, no. 22
^ H. K. (1965-10-22). "Anwälte auf der Anklagebank". zeit.de. Retrieved 2017-04-23.

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