In Bavaria, among other places, the State Office of Criminal Investigation searched the homes of members of the Last Generation. It's all about donations.
Update from May 24, 14:30 p.m.: In response to the morning raid against members of the "Last Generation", supporters of the climate group announced that they would demonstrate in Munich and Augsburg. A large protest march is planned for Thursday in Munich, as the group Letzte Generation announced on Wednesday in Berlin. It is scheduled to start at 19 p.m. at Munich's Marienplatz in front of the Old Town Hall. In a statement, the organizers called the raid "a politically motivated action to intimidate people and hinder resistance to the government's business as usual."
In a press conference of the "Last Generation" on Wednesday afternoon, the climate activists criticized the morning raid and said that it was not their protest that was criminal – but the lack of political leadership in the climate crisis. © Christoph Soeder/dpa
Raid in the morning – climate activists announce protest demonstrations
In Augsburg, a spontaneous demonstration is to take place on Wednesday evening, at 18 p.m. – announced by the "Open Anti-Fascist Meeting". "Take to the streets in solidarity with the Last Generation after the nationwide raid," the appeal reads. The police confirmed that a demonstration had been registered.
Update from May 24, 11 a.m.: In the meantime, more details about the morning raid against members of the "Last Generation" have been released. The searches were therefore peaceful. The climate activists also spoke out on Twitter in the morning and attacked the raid.
In addition to Munich and Augsburg in Bavaria, four premises of the "Last Generation" in Berlin were also searched. © Christoph Soeder/dpa
First reported on 24 May
Munich / Augsburg – Nationwide, apartments of members of the "Last Generation" were searched. This was announced by the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation in a press release on Wednesday morning, May 24. This is based on the investigation initiated for the "accusation of forming or supporting a criminal organization".
BLKA searches apartments of the last generation in Bavaria
In the joint press release of the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office and the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation, it is stated that "nationwide searches and measures to secure assets" have been carried out at the last generation. It is the result of an investigation initiated by the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office and the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism (ZET) on "suspicion of committing criminal offences by members of the so-called 'Last Generation'".
The proceedings are therefore underway against seven defendants aged 22 to 38 and go back to "numerous criminal complaints from the population" since mid-2022, the BLKA said in the press release. The accused are accused of having organized a "fundraising campaign to finance further crimes for the 'Last Generation', advertising it via its homepage and thus collecting an amount of at least 1.4 million euros in donations so far". These funds were "predominantly" used to finance further crimes.
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Another accusation: sabotage – apartments in Munich and Augsburg searched
According to BLKA, two suspects are also suspected of trying to sabotage the Trieste-Ingolstadt oil pipeline in April 2022 – critical infrastructure in the Free State, according to the press release. On Wednesday morning, a total of 15 apartments were searched throughout Germany – three of them are located in Bavaria, in the state capital Munich and in Augsburg.
The aim was to find evidence on the membership structure, to further clarify the financing and to confiscate assets. "No arrests have been made so far," it concludes. (FHZ)
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