A man who carried out a notorious kidnapping in Germany 25 years ago appeared in court in Cologne on Tuesday, charged in connection with four armed robberies. Thomas Drach greeted his lawyers with a fist salute, then talked to them. He initially turned his back on photographers present. An alleged accomplice, who is a co-defendant in the case, had entered the courtroom earlier. Drach is well known in Germany. He was convicted 21 years ago of kidnapping Jan Philipp Reemtsma, the heir to the Philip Morris tobacco fortune, in March 1996. Reemtsma was held captive by Drach until a ransom was paid….