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Kurt Demmler (born Kurt Abramowitsch, 12 September 1943 Posen – 3 February 2009 Berlin) was a German songwriter, who in the earlier part of his life was a dissident East German songwriter.John Rodden (2014). Dialectics, Dogmas, and Dissent; Stories from East German Victims of Human Rights Abuse Accused of alleged sexual abuse of underage girls during castings for a female pop group, he hanged himself in his Berlin jail cell.
He was a well-known dissident lyricist and songwriter for many German rock bands. Some of Demmler's compositions, such as “Come Into My Guitar Boat” and “Every Person Can Love Everyone”, were award-winning works. East German Songwriter Commits Suicide in Jail. The Local, February 3, 2009.
He was active in the peaceful revolution against the East German communist government, which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
The day of the trial, Demmler hanged himself in his jail cell in the Moabit district in Berlin. He was 65.
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Categories: 1943 Births, 2009 Suicides, 2009 Deaths, Child Sexual Abuse In Germany, German People Who Died In Prison Custody, German Rock Musicians, German Male Songwriters, 20th-century German Musicians, Recipients Of The National Prize Of East Germany, People Who Died By Suicide In Prison Custody, Prisoners Who Died In German Detention, Suicides By Hanging In Germany
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