The German authorities carried out 140 inspections in 11 states, in relation to members of the far-right group that had planned to overthrow the Government.
German Attorney General Peter Frank announced, on Wednesday, that the “coup” group was established in 2021, and that it wanted to appoint a government and build a new army, according to the “France Press” agency.
For his part, German Justice Minister Marco Bushman doubted that an armed attack on constitutional bodies had been planned, citing a major counterterrorism operation.
Earlier today, Germany announced nationwide raids and the arrest of 25 members of a “terrorist group” from the extreme right.
The investigation also targeted 27 other persons suspected of belonging to a “criminal” cell, while two of the 25 detainees were arrested in Austria and Italy.
The group was suspected of planning an attack on the country’s constitutional institutions, particularly Parliament.
The detainees are accused of forming a “terrorist group” by the end of November 2021, which set itself the goal of overcoming the existing State system in Germany.
The German prosecution stated that the defendants were united in a profound rejection of the State institutions and the free and democratic statute of Germany.
The prosecution considered that this fed into its decision to eliminate State institutions, through violence and to initiate concrete preparations for this purpose.
The plaintiffs indicated that they had identified a highly structured and hierarchical organization consisting of a “central body” and a “military arm” responsible for purchasing equipment for weapons training of recruits, as well as “justice”, “foreign affairs” and “health” commissions.
The German authorities claimed that investigations indicated that one of the cell leaders had contacted “representatives of the Russian Federation in Germany”.
Investigations conducted to date indicated that there was nothing to indicate that these interlocutors had responded to the request of the Cell Officer.
For its part, the Russian embassy in Berlin denied any relationship with “terrorist” groups from the far right in Germany.
In the spring, the authorities dismantled another far-right group, suspected of planning attacks in the country and kidnapping the Minister of Health, linked to measures to combat coronavirus.
In recent years, far-right violence has been ranked by the German authorities as the most serious threat to public order, ahead of the threat of “hardline Islamists.”
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