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Germany carries out new raids against far-right 'Reich Citizens'

by Deutsche Presse-Agentur - dpa

BERLIN Jun 05, 2024 - 11:09 am GMT+3
Police officers stand by a searched property in Frankfurt during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 7, 2022. (AP Photo)
Police officers stand by a searched property in Frankfurt during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 7, 2022. (AP Photo)
by Deutsche Presse-Agentur - dpa Jun 05, 2024 11:09 am

German police searched properties owned by suspected supporters of the far-right "Reich Citizens" group in three states, according to the public prosecutor's office Tuesday.

A large contingent of police searched 10 properties in the states of Baden-Wurttemberg, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein starting early Tuesday morning, according to the spokeswoman.

No arrests were made in the raids, the spokeswoman told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Tuesday evening.

There have been repeated raids targeting the Reich Citizens group, which allegedly planned to violently overthrow the German government.

Various alleged members, including suspected ringleader Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuss, are currently on trial.

Tuesday's raids were directed against two suspects from Baden-Wurttemberg who are accused of supporting a domestic terrorist organization, the spokeswoman added.

The two suspects, a man aged 73 and a 63-year-old woman, are suspected of having made premises in Saxony available to the group for the organization of recruitment events at the turn of the year 2021-22.

The woman accused also allegedly gave a car to one of the suspected members in the autumn of 2021.

More than 700 police officers are involved in the search measures.

Reich Citizens, or Reichsbürger in German, claim the historical German Reich, founded in 1871 with an emperor at the head, continues to exist and did not end with Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945.

They do not recognize the Federal Republic of Germany or its constitutional structures such as parliament. They also do not believe they should pay taxes, fines or social security contributions.

Germany's domestic intelligence service estimates there are around 23,000 people involved in the movement.

The coup plot was uncovered during a large-scale anti-terrorism raid in December 2022.

The plotters are said to have already worked out how they wanted to organize a state with Prince Reuss as head of state.

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