>Later on, when Mahler was in prison for bank robberies and assisting a prison escape, Gerhard Schröder, Germany’s future chancellor, became his lawyer.
I think Schröder’s possible ties to the Stasi/KGB should also be looked into. He directed billions to Russian benefit as a chancellor, killed the Nabucco gas pipeline and championed Russian North Stream and accepted a high paying post in Russia’s Gazprom board weeks after losing his re-election.
I have always wondered about that aspect of Schröder’s career as well.
There’s no way they would have used Schroder for such a role unless they knew for sure he was politically “reliable” — there must be a lot more behind the scenes to know about Schroder and his possible/likely relationship to the Stasi and/or Soviets.