Kriegsdienstverweigerer vor Gericht: Viel beachteter Prozess vor 50 Jahren

Heute unvorstellbar: In den 60ern war es für junge Männer schwer, den Dienst an der Waffe zu verweigern. Hanns-Rudolf Schmidt gelang es. In der Folge beriet er Kriegsdienstverweigerer. Das brachte den heute 83-Jährigen vor Gericht.

von Christine Ascherl

Angeklagt vor 50 Jahren und freigesprochen: Atze Schmidt, der Anfang der 60er Jahre beim Neuen Tag sein Redaktionsvolontariat absolvierte. Er lebt heute, 83 Jahre alt, in einem Dorf im Emsland.

Bild: Hanns-Rudolf Schmidt

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