After the Wall: The Legal Ramifications of the East German Border Guard Trials in Unified Germany (неопр.). — «Article 213 of the Penal Code specifically prohibited unauthorized border crossings, both into and out of the G.D.R. It stated: "[a] person who ... without government authority leaves or fails to return to the German Democratic Republic is liable to imprisonment of up to two years. ... In serious cases, the offender is liable to imprisonment of from one to five years." While seemingly inconsistent with the relatively moderate penalties of Article 213, the National Defense Council's orders to shoot defectors were not inconsistent with G.D.R. law. The border guards were already legally allowed to stop escape from East Germany by any means necessary.
Although Article 112 prohibited murder, and Article 213 provided
only a maximum of five years in prison for an escape attempt, Article 18 gave border guards the freedom to violate both Article 112 and 213.» Дата обращения: 2 июня 2018. Архивировано 22 марта 2021 года.
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After the Wall: The Legal Ramifications of the East German Border Guard Trials in Unified Germany (неопр.). — «Article 213 of the Penal Code specifically prohibited unauthorized border crossings, both into and out of the G.D.R. It stated: "[a] person who ... without government authority leaves or fails to return to the German Democratic Republic is liable to imprisonment of up to two years. ... In serious cases, the offender is liable to imprisonment of from one to five years." While seemingly inconsistent with the relatively moderate penalties of Article 213, the National Defense Council's orders to shoot defectors were not inconsistent with G.D.R. law. The border guards were already legally allowed to stop escape from East Germany by any means necessary.
Although Article 112 prohibited murder, and Article 213 provided
only a maximum of five years in prison for an escape attempt, Article 18 gave border guards the freedom to violate both Article 112 and 213.» Дата обращения: 2 июня 2018. Архивировано 22 марта 2021 года.
