Berlin
CNN
—
An extremist and until recently almost unheard-of network in Germany is back in the spotlight after police carried out nationwide raids against it.
The Reichsbürger movement – made up of small groups and individuals spread across the country – peddles a number of bizarre views and rejects the legitimacy of the state.
In December last year, 25 people were arrested on suspicion of plotting to attack Germany’s parliament building, overthrow its constitutional order and install the group’s central figure – aristocrat Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss – as leader.
Raids linked to the group continued this week, with German officials on Thursday saying they had placed one person who was a suspected member and supporter under formal arrest after a police offer was shot and wounded on Wednesday.
Germany’s Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said the…
2023-03-25 02:58:49
Post from www.cnn.com