Nationwide raids against right-wing extremists

Created: 04/06/2022, 08:42

Police vehicles during the raid.

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Since the early hours of the morning, suspected right-wing extremists have been taking action in several federal states.

There are arrests from the environment of an Eisenach martial arts group.

Karlsruhe – Investigators have been taking action against suspected right-wing extremists in eleven federal states since the morning.

Four people from the environment of an Eisenach martial arts group were arrested, said a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor in Karlsruhe.

The “Spiegel” and other media had previously reported.

According to the President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Thomas Haldenwang, the searches are "an important blow against the violent right-wing extremist scene and a great success for the security authorities".

The recently intensified package of measures by the federal government against right-wing extremism in Germany is having an effect, Haldenwang told the German Press Agency in Berlin.

"We take just as consistent action against attempts to succeed banned organizations as we do against the right-wing extremist martial arts scene."

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