Jutta Fleck | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Other names | Jutta Gallus "The Woman from Checkpoint Charlie" |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
| Known for | Attempted escape to West Germany and public demonstrations for the release of her daughters from East Germany |
Jutta Fleck (born 1946) is an attempted escapee and former political prisoner of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. She is known as "The Woman from Checkpoint Charlie". Following a failed attempt to escape from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) with her daughters in August 1982, she was imprisoned in Hoheneck Women's Prison and, after being deported to West Germany, spent four years protesting for her daughters' release from East Germany.