Searches against right-wing extremists: In MV in three places
Created: 04/06/2022, 10:07 am
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is also affected by the searches of suspected right-wing extremists in eleven federal states on Wednesday.
Objects in Güstrow (Rostock district), Demmin (Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district) and Pasewalk (Vorpommern-Greifswald district) were searched, according to security circles.
Further details were not initially announced.
Cologne/Schwerin - Since the morning, investigators have been taking action against suspected right-wing extremists in eleven federal states.
Four people from the environment of an Eisenach martial arts group were arrested, said a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor in Karlsruhe.
There is a suspicion of membership in a criminal organization.
There are 50 suspects nationwide.
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The martial arts group is therefore "Knockout 51".
The group acted from Eisenach in Thuringia.
The allegations are about physical harm, especially against people from the left-wing scene, it said.
According to the federal prosecutor, the right-wing extremist group “Combat 18”, which was banned in early 2020, was also affected by the raids.
This is about violations of the prohibition of association.
The “Spiegel” and other media had previously reported.
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