Germany arrests eight suspected far-right group members accused of neo-Nazi takeover plot
Published By admin with Comments 0
The “Saxon Separatists” extremist group trained in combat with a view to seizing power in eastern Germany, according to prosecutors.
German police on Tuesday arrested eight alleged members of a far-right militant organisation suspected of plotting a neo-Nazi takeover in eastern Germany.
More than 450 law enforcement officials raided properties across the state of Saxony as well as in Poland, where the extremist group’s alleged ringleader was arrested, according to a statement by Germany’s federal prosecutor.
The suspects, some of them underage, are accused of being part of Sächsische Separatisten, or Saxon Separatists, a group of 15 to 20 people characterised by “racist, antisemitic, and in some cases apocalyptic ideas,” the prosecutors said.
“Its members are united in a profound rejection of the liberal democratic order and believe that Germany is nearing ‘collapse,'” the statement said. Prosecutors said the group plotted to seize power in Saxony and potentially other eastern German states “to establish governmental and societal structures inspired by National Socialism.”
Content retrieved from: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/05/germany-arrests-eight-suspected-far-right-group-members-accused-of-neo-nazi-takeover-plot.
