Alleged terrorist cell
Who is the “last wave of defense”?
The Attorney General smashed the alleged neo-Nazi terrorist cell “last wave of defense”. The star And RTL had previously reported investigative about the group.
It is a blow to the right -wing extremist scene in Germany: In the early Wednesday morning, the Attorney General had raids carried out at the same time in three federal states. 13 objects were searched, five people were arrested. They are supposed to be members of the “last wave of defense”, as they called themselves-a neo-Nazi group that until recently was probably only a term.
A few weeks ago a reporter team of star and RTL joint research that show the inner life of the group. A reporter had crept into the group and researched investigative for months. She was able to read in chat groups and finally warned the state protection of an apparently planned attack by right -wing extremists.
But who is the “last wave of defense”? And what makes the grouping as special as dangerous? The most important questions and answers shortly:
Who is the “last wave of defense”?
The self -proclaimed “last wave of defense” (LVW) is a suspected right -wing extremist terror group that was or is active in several federal states. Your members are said to have planned and carried out several arson attacks. Among other things, it is about the plan to attack an inhabited asylum seeker accommodation in Senftenberg in Brandenburg. A member of the group procured two ball bombs in the Czech Republic, such as research by star and RTL showed and the general prosecutor now confirmed. There was no execution.
In addition, the reporter team covered the actual background of an arson attack on a cultural facility in Altdöbern Brandenburg. In the fire, the investigators originally assumed a technical defect as the cause of the fire.
How big was the group?
That is unclear. During the hidden research, around 60 accounts were temporarily a member of the chat group of the alleged terrorist cell. According to the research, the “hard core” of the group consisted of significantly fewer people. The focus of the research was above all three young people and young men, who are now one of the central figures in the group.
What makes the group so special?
Two circumstances: On the one hand, the members of the “LVW” were very young. Loud star-Information is one of the alleged ringleaders of the group for just 15 years old. According to the Federal Attorney General, the people arrested on Wednesday are between 14 and 18 years old.
On the other hand, the strategy of the group is fundamentally different from that of other neo-Nazi groups in the past: While the networking of members took place in the analogue world in the past, for example on scene meetings or right-wing rock concerts, the LVW was a hybrid. The group consisted of a chat group, which in turn had several local or regional offshoots in several federal states. The networking took place, unlike before, mainly in digital space and was transferred to real life. Unlike “classic” right -wing extremists.
What exactly is accused of the group?
The allegations against the LVW weigh heavily: the top German law enforcement authority accuses four of those arrested on Wednesday membership in a terrorist association, one of the support of such a association. Three are said to have been so -called ringleaders of the group. Among the allegations, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office attempted murder, arson and property damage.
“The members of this association see themselves as the last instance to defend the German nation,” said the Karlsruhe authority. “Their goal is to bring about a collapse of the democratic system in the Federal Republic of Germany, primarily against migrants and political opponents.”
As early as the arrest of the 21-year-old alleged member, in the course of the research of the star and RTL in February, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office Dresden, explosives were found in the form of two ball bombs. In addition, impact rings, one-handed knives, ammunition, shotgun and softair weapons.
How do the authorities react?
Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig said: “It is particularly shattering: All those arrested today are said to have been a minor when the terrorist group was founded.” It is also the task of politics to counter the radicalization of young people, especially.
Brandenburg’s constitutional protection chief Jörg Müller told the star: “We have been observing a new phenomenon since the middle of last year: very young right -wing extremists who communicate with each other on social networks, but they also manage to bring together over 100 participants throughout Germany.” […]
“We call the phenomenon of violent subcultural neo -national socialists. We see small groups that come together in the digital world, which are also willing to oppose all those who feel as enemies in the real world. And the young Nazis are violent,” said Müller.
In response to the protection of the constitution, he announced a “combination of hard repression and prevention”.
You can see the whole RTL documentary about investigative research in the last wave of defense
Source: Stern
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