European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes Friday september 6, 1991wall guards trial raises Complex issues by Mark Fritz the associated press Berlin a Dieter Jentzen was an East German Border guard who saw two people flee across the Berlin Wall and chose not to kill them. Whether to pull the trigger or just look away was a moral decision made by every uniformed guard who patrolled the former nations Border Jentzen said. A few weeks after he made his decision Jentzen himself fled across the Berlin Wall. Somewhere he believes someone May have chosen not to shoot him. A thousands of people fled and thousands were captured since the Wall was built in 1961,�?� said Jentzen who was 19 when he escaped to West Berlin on Jan. 20,1963. A but Only 200 were killed. I believe there would have been Many More if the majority of guards had made the decision to fire. I believe most decided not to  because of that Jentzen reluctantly supports the trial that opened this week against four former guards charged with killing a 20-year-old waiter who tried to flee across the Wall in 1989. The trials Are just he said As Long As the communist party officials who gave those orders Are also tried. Not everyone agrees on this Complex and emotional Issue which goes far beyond the four Young defendants whose frightened faces have been flashed across millions of television screens this week. Is it right for the West German Justice system to hold people accountable for what was Legal even Nian Datoy in communist East Germany should Erich Honecker himself the Man who built the Berlin Wall and then ruled the former nation be prosecuted for abuse of Power manslaughter and corruption by the government that once welcomed him to West Germany As a visiting statesman ? should West germans who secretly worked for the East German spy service be hauled into court while East germans who spied for West Germany slip quietly Back into their private lives it is an Issue that even extends to whether a High school principal should be fired because he or she was an ardent communist. Many have been. A a it a a dilemma a said Klaus Koepp a lawyer and the main Legal expert for the opposition social dem analysis of crafts. A they the accused say a that a the Law of the land and we had to do  a Berlin Justice officials Are investigating 300 former East germans from Honecker on Down to scores of former Border guards. Most Are linked to deaths caused by the a shoot to kill orders meant to Stop people from fleeing East Germany. Gerald Livingston a former chief of the . Mission in West Berlin during the 1970s, said he does no to believe such charges can stick. A you have to basically argue the legitimacy of East Germany a said Livingston now head of the american Institute for contemporary German studies in Washington. Prosecuting Border guards is difficult because of a nations right to guard its Borders even if East Germany was ruthless about it. A a in a sure you could dredge up cases somewhere where West German Border guards shot somebody a Livingston said. Most criticism of the guard trial stems from the fact that Mere conscripts Are the first to be prosecuted while the regimes leaders remain under investigation. Honecker is hiding in Moscow even though Germany has demanded his extradition. A i think the wrong people Are on trial a said Andreas Bratke 28, an East German who risked his life by bolting past Berlin Border guards in january 1986. Berlins Justice chief Jutta Limbach promises to prosecute High ranking officials and said the terms of German Unity never granted amnesty to Border guards. She said the Laws of a totalitarian regime should not Grant them absolution. Support for criminal prosecutions of the former communists is influenced by a genuine thirst for retribution among once oppressed Eastern germans and the moral legacy wrought by the atrocities of the nazis. A nazi Germany had Laws. It was recognized by other countries a Jentzen said. A does that justify what it did a Only two former communist officials have been prosecuted since German unification in october. Both were sentenced to prison for embezzlement or fraud which also were crimes in East Germany. Koepp said that May be the Only Way Honecker and the others could be prosecuted if it is proven they broke East German Laws. Espionage is another Complex aspect of German unification. The Federal government has arrested dozens of people who worked in ministries of former West Germany and who allegedly spied for the East. Some argue that such prosecutions Are inherently unfair. A it was Only a matter of Luck that East German spies found themselves under a Western system a said Jurgen Gasper of the International organization for Legal and social philosophy in Gottinger Germany. A amps go Schuettler billboard blasted the italian clothing firm Benetton has agreed to withdraw billboard advertising in Britain showing a picture of a blood smeared Newborn baby after hundreds of people in London complained. The billboards appeared in London last week and were to have been extended nationwide this week. But the the advertising Stan Dards authority which regulates advertising in Britain received 800 complaints from the Public and after a ruling tuesday the billboards started coming Down. The picture has appeared in 50 countries including the United states. This sign was taken near the Darmstadt Germany train station. . Joins Nicaragua Costa Rica in drug pact from wire reports Managua Nicaragua a the United states signed separate agreements wednesday with Nicaragua and Costa Rica to work together to Stop the production and transport of illicit drugs. Under the accords the United states will assist the Central american countries in the prevention of drug trafficking through nicaraguan territory and its territorial Waters. The accords were signed Here by . Ambassador Harry Shlaudeman and foreign minister Enrique Dreyfus Morales and in san Jose the Costa rican capital by ambassador Luis Guinot and Public Security minister Luis Fishman. Nicaraguan Interior minister Carlos Hurtado Cabrera said the . Drug enforcement administration will not directly participate in the program but will assist police  killed by old Shell Budapest Hungary a two teen agers were killed when a world War 11 mortar round exploded in their hands the state mt1 news Agency reported wednesday. The Accident occurred tuesday in eased a Small settlement about 40 Miles Northeast of Budapest. An 18-year-old resident of eased found the 82mm Shell in a Patch of Forest and showed it to his 17-year-old neighbor Mai said. The two whose names were not released were killed when they tried to Cut the Shell casing and it  zoo cutting Back London the lop Don zoo will Lay off 90 employees and ship out up to 1,300 animals As part of an Economy drive director David Jones said wednesday. The 25 keepers and other personnel being Cut make up a third of the staff Jones said. They will leave before november. Jones told a news conference at the zoo in regents Park North London that 1,200 to 1,300 of the 8,000 animals will go to other collections in Britain this fall. The actions will produce savings of 35 percent and allow the zoo a which first opened in 1828 a to break even next year Jones said