US EditionMembers of US-targeted Antifa group go on trial in Germany
Seven defendants face charges including attempted murder and grievous bodily harm for planned attacks on right-wing activists across eastern Germany and Budapest from 2018 to 2023.
- On Tuesday, the court in Dresden launched the case against seven defendants: Henry A, Tobias E, Johann G, Thomas J, Melissa K, Paul M and Julian W, facing charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault.
- Prosecutors say Antifa Ost carried out attacks in eastern Germany over several years, targeting the right‑wing scene with preparations described as "intensive" including spying on targets.
- Known as the 'hammer gang,' the suspects allegedly struck four victims with heavy tools at Dessau‑Rosslau train station, with Paul M organising combat training and Johann G accused of planning and recruiting.
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Members of US-targeted Antifa group go on trial in Germany
Seven members of a left-wing group designated as a terrorist organisation by the U.S. government went on trial in Germany on Tuesday for charges including attempted murder in several attacks on the country's right-wing scene.
The trial of seven alleged left-wing extremists began on Tuesday at the Dresden High Regional Court in eastern Germany, under strict security measures and amid protests by some 20 sympathizers. They are accused of having perpetrated violent attacks on alleged people of the extreme right for several years. According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Germany, six of the seven defendants, aged between 28 and 49, belonged to a criminal organizat…
A left-wing extreme group around Johann G. is said to have hunted down neo-Nazis. The Federal Attorney General accuses him of membership in a criminal association and attempted murder. Now the trial has begun in Dresden.
The trial of members of the left-wing militant group Antifa, suspected of attacking right-wing extremists in Germany and Hungary, began in Berlin today.
In Dresden, the trial against Johann G., who had been sought for years, began. Together with six fellow defendants, he is supposed to be responsible for a series of attacks on right-wing extremes. Supporters celebrate him like a hero.
Trial of Antifa Ost: Unraveling Terror and Extremism in Germany
Trial of Antifa Ost: Unraveling Terror and Extremism in Germany Seven members of the left-wing group Antifa Ost, recently labeled as a terrorist organization by the United States, went on trial in Germany on Tuesday. The charges include attempted murder stemming from several attacks targeting the right-wing community. Convictions could mark a turning point in Germany's fight against extremism.Prosecutors outlined a series of crimes, including gr…
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