Mielkes Rache - Die Hinrichtung des Stasi-Offiziers Werner Teske (2008)

Werner Teske (1942 - 1981) was an East German Captain of the Ministry for State Security (Stasi). Teske was a senior intelligence officer in the Stasi's economic espionage division when he was accused of plotting to defect to West Germany with sensitive information and embezzled money. In the one-day trial, Teske was found guilty of espionage and desertion. He was sentenced to death and subsequently executed in June 1981.