US EditionMan arrested on suspicion of calling for attacks on German politicians and publishing hit lists
Martin S. allegedly incited violence on a darknet platform since June, offering cryptocurrency rewards and sharing explosive-building instructions, federal prosecutors said.
- Federal prosecutors arrested Martin S., a German-Polish dual citizen, in Dortmund on Monday on suspicion of calling for attacks on politicians and publishing explosive instructions.
- Since at least June, prosecutors say he used the darknet to call for attacks on politicians and figures in German public life and ran a platform publishing hit lists and bomb instructions.
- He sought cryptocurrency donations to reward attackers, and the anonymous platform contained sensitive personal data on potential victims, prosecutors said.
- Federal prosecutors, who handle major extremism and national security cases, led the arrest, and Alexander Dobrindt, Interior Minister, said the investigation into a right-wing extremist platform has been ongoing since June.
- Prosecutors will not identify people listed while the probe continues; the suspect declined to give further details and is suspected of terrorism financing and dangerous dissemination of personal data.
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Bundesanwaltschaft - Man Arrested in Dortmund, Who Is Said to Have Called for Attacks on Politicians
The Federal Prosecutor's Office has arrested a suspected right-wing extremist from the "Reichsbürger-Scene" in Dortmund. The 49-year-old is said to have called for attacks on politicians, officials and persons of public life in the Darknet.
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German police arrest man over dark web death threats to Merkel and Scholz
GERMAN special police have arrested a male suspect, 49, for reportedly running dark web assassination threats against major politicians, including former Chancellors Olaf Scholz and Angela Merkel. The man, identified as Martin S, faces terrorism charges. The man was arrested on the late evening of Monday, November 10, in the western town of Dortmund on suspicion of running a platform on the… Source
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