US EditionGermany bans the largest 'Reich citizen' group and arrests 4 leaders
- On Tuesday, 13 May 2025, German authorities prohibited the major far-right Reichsbürger organization known as the Kingdom of Germany and detained four of its leaders during coordinated raids in seven federal states.
- The government took this action because the group undermines democratic order by creating a counter-state, rejecting Germany's legitimacy, and engaging in economic crimes.
- Members refuse to pay taxes and social contributions while using antisemitic conspiracy theories to justify their supposed claim to power under the leadership of Peter Fitzek.
- Hundreds of security forces searched the group’s properties and homes early Tuesday, while authorities blocked online platforms and confiscated assets to stop extremist financing.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt declared that Germany is committed to firmly confronting individuals who threaten the country's democratic framework, indicating a strengthened approach to combating far-right extremism.
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Police raid conspiracy theorist group 'Kingdom of Germany'
German authorities on Tuesday banned an extremist group called the "Kingdom of Germany", raided multiple locations nationwide and arrested four of its leading members.
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Germany bans the ultra-Kingdom group of Germany and stops its self-proclaimed ‘king’
The Kingdom of Germany (Königreich Deutschland), the largest ultra-group of so-called Reich Citizens (Reichsbürger), which sought to create a parallel state and extend its territory to the borders of the German Empire of 1871, has been banned on Tuesday by the German Ministry of the Interior. Authorities have arrested its leader and self-proclaimed king, Peter Fitzek, who, as “supreme sovereign”, had control and decision-making power in all esse…
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