Leonard Vum Ko Hau
Named in 2 stories, 1980–1981: 1 successful escape and 1 failed attempt. At least 3 people reached the West in these events.
11 July 1980
Family E. in the boot of a Burmese diplomat's Mercedes
On the night of 11 July 1980 Renate E., her husband Andreas and their 13-year-old son climbed into the boot of a dark-blue Mercedes near Ostkreuz station. The driver, a Burmese doctoral student and diplomat's son working for the West Berlin escape network of Norbert Franzke, drove off towards Checkpoint Charlie, and the escape succeeded.
26 September 1981
Caught in the boot at Checkpoint Charlie: Marita Ulbricht, Paul S. and the Burmese driver
On 26 September 1981 Marita Ulbricht, a Charité secretary, and Paul S., a dentist from Königs Wusterhausen, climbed into the boot of Leonard Vum Ko Hau's Mercedes near Ostkreuz station. At Checkpoint Charlie the check took longer than usual and the driver had to drive into a garage. The Stasi had an informer in the West Berlin network; the driver and Marita Ulbricht were sentenced to prison.