Murder Trial Begins In Assassination Of Walter Luebcke

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - JUNE 16: Stephan Ernst, who is accused of murdering politician Walter Luebcke, speaks with his lawyers Mustafa Kaplan (L) and Frank Henning (R) as he arrives for the first day of his trial at the Oberlandgericht Frankfurt courthouse on June 16, 2020 in Frankfurt, Germany. Ernst, who has a history of right-wing extremism, is accused of shooting Luebcke, a politician of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) in the state of Hesse who had been outspoken in his support of refugees, in the head while Luebcke sat on the terrace of his home on June 2, 2019. Co-defendant Markus H. is accused of aiding and abetting the crime. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)