Dobrindt prohibits Reich citizens’ group in Germany
A few days after taking office, Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt banned the currently largest group of so -called imperial citizens and self -managers. The association is called « Kingdom of Germany » and is said to have around 6,000 fans across Germany.
According to the Interior Ministry, the police have been investigating the police since the early hours of the morning by the association and apartments of leading members in the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
Association created a « counter state »
« The members of this association have created a ‘opposite state » in our country and built up economic criminal structures, « said Dobrindt, according to a message from his ministry. The members of the union underpinned their supposed claim to rule through anti -Semitic census. This behavior could not tolerate this behavior.
The Federal Republic of Germany does not recognize “Reichsbürger” as a state. Many of them claim that the historical German Empire continues to this day. So -called Reich citizens do not recognize democratic and constitutional structures such as parliament, laws or courts. They do not want to pay taxes, social security contributions or fines. The scene consists of many, mostly smaller groups. Some “imperial citizens” see themselves as head of state of their own little empire.
How dangerous were the plans of the « combined patriots »?
The “Kingdom of Germany” was proclaimed by Peter Fitzek in 2012 in 2012 and is currently the most members of the members of the so -called Reich citizens and self -managers. The protection of the constitution agreed to the scene in 2023 around 25,000 followers.
It’s also about money
« Exciting for the ‘Kingdom of Germany’ is a dedicated profit -oriented orientation, » said the German Ministry of the Interior. Unauthorized banking and insurance transactions have been operated for years through partial organizations. The founder of the association, Peter Fitzek, born in Halle, had declared himself to be head of state. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office had him arrested with three other ringleaders of the « Reichsbürger » group.
The « Kingdom of Germany » was proclaimed in 2012 by Peter Fitzek and is currently the most members of the members of the so -called Reich citizens and self -managers.
According to a spokeswoman in the Mittelachsen district, two of the arrests were carried out in the districts of Oder-Spree in Brandenburg and Bad Dürkheim in Rhineland-Palatinate. Emergency services also searched rooms. In addition, there were searches in a suspect in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
The four arrested Germans are 37, 38, 46 and 59 years old. They should be brought before an investigative judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe today and tomorrow, as the spokeswoman said. This must then decide whether the suspects are in custody.
Particular importance of the case
Fitzek has been on trial several times and was convicted. Among other things, he was accused of having driven without a driver’s license or had made illegal banking business. In March, a judgment of the Wittenberg District Court became final, which Fitzek had sentenced to an overall imprisonment of eight months for intentional assault and insult.
Process against Reich Citizens’ Consciousness in Germany begins
According to the information, the investigation is due to a criminal association. In such cases, the federal prosecutor is not automatically responsible. With a view to the alleged ringleader, the highest indictment in Germany had drawn the investigation because of the special importance, the spokeswoman said.
