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Nothing was heard in town about the Scientology cult for a long time.

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At least on the public front it was so quiet that one nearly...

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...could have thought the problem Scientology had gone away.

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But obviously this isn't the case since Scientology defector Mark Rathbun...

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...has come to Hamburg today to shed light on the practices of the cult.

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Not without risk to himself for he was something like the right hand of the organisation's boss...

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...in Florida's centre for a long time.

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He was with Scientologisty for 27 years, 7 years ago he quit.

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He still struggles not to lose his composure when he reports...

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...how he was forced to excruciate his friend by order of the organisation.

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I shook him, I flung him to the ground.

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This incident was cause for him to leave the organization.

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He is being persued by Scientologists ever since.

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In Hamburg, there have been protests as well this noon.

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Mr. Rathbun is demonstrably a violent man,...

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...he committed perjury and instigated others to commit perjury...

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...and is a chronic liar.

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Claims that Ursula Caberta, Hamburg's sect commissioner says,...

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...only prove the Scientologist's helplessness.

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After her longstanding investigations into the organization that is classified as anti-constitutional,...

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she is glad that Rathbun accepted her invitation.

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We have the one crucial witness who confirms everything was run exactly...

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...as I have always suspected where I had some evidence but he's the ultimate witness.

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For instance, witness to the claim an ARD movie made last year:

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Scientologists are only interested in the money of their members.

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"I got a call from our bank which is also the bank of your wife."

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"She obviously tried to take out a loan of 60.000 D-Mark."

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"That's how I learned that the money, that I paid off on her inheritance, is already spent."

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People are forced to donate money.

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They even have to sell their houses.

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They spend all their money on this church.

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After his appearance in Hamburg, Rathbun fears he will not be allowed to reenter the USA.

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For the first time in Hamburg I am not being watched 24 hours a day.

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In case I am not allowed back to the USA, Ms. Caberta will let me stay here for a while."