Silke Maier Witt
In short
Silke Maier-Witt is a former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) and a trauma psychologist. She is currently in the news due to the release of the ARD documentary 'Staatsgeheimnis RAF – Terroristen in der DDR', which examines how RAF members lived under new identities in East Germany.
Who they are now
She is a trauma psychologist and welfare organiser who previously worked in Kosovo for the Civil Peace Service. She currently resides in North Macedonia after settling there following her work in the Balkans.
Why they are in the news
People are searching for her because of the recent ARD documentary detailing how ten RAF terrorists were provided with new identities by the Stasi in the DDR.
An example of their work
She was a member of the second generation of the Red Army Faction. In the 1980s, she lived in the DDR under a false identity provided by the Ministry for State Security.