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| Germany arrests six alleged right-wing terrorists |
| 2018-10-01 |
| [The Local de] On Monday, Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office arrested six men in Saxony and Bavaria on suspicion of forming an armed right-wing terrorist organization. The suspects, men aged 20-31, were "pursuing a revolutionary goal based on their right-wing extremist convictions," in which they were planning violent and armed attacks on foreigners and political dissidents, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. They had allegedly planned for a violent attack to take place on German Reunification Day on Wednesday. According to the authorities, several apartments and other premises in Saxony are being searched, and more than 100 Saxony police officers are involved in the operation. The six arrested Germans are suspected, among other things, of having founded a right-wing terrorist organization called the Chemnitz Revolution together with 31-year-old Christian K, who was already arrested by the public prosecutor’s office on September 14th. They are also suspected of having tried to purchase semi-automatic weapons. The investigators also accuse the suspects of a racist attack on the Schlossteich island in Chemnitz. On September 14th, Christian K. and Sten E., Martin H., Marcel W. and Sven W. - armed with glass bottles, quartz gloves and an electrical impulse device - are said to have attacked and injured several migrants. They acted together with violent supporters of other right-wing extremists groups. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 Note that these people are not AfD or Pedida stuff, they are true hardcore Nazis. So... American Democrats? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-10-01 19:37 |
| #11 Note to self: Less likely to attract government attention if you don't have the word "Revolution" in your group's name. Well, now we know what really happened to Prince. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-10-01 19:35 |
| #10 Police had discovered a Facebook profile with the name "Revolution Chemnitz" back in 2014 This is a strange name for a neo-Nazi group. 'Chemnitz' is not specifically significant in Nazi mythology, and neo-Nazis' aspiration to power usually goes far beyond a mere metropolitan area. Perhaps this group initially had some connection to the violent soccer hooligan scene. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-10-01 16:27 |
| #9 Might be a tire shop... |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-10-01 15:26 |
| #8 Note to self: Less likely to attract government attention if you don't have the word "Revolution" in your group's name. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-10-01 14:55 |
| #7 "The name of the 'terrorist' organization is "Revolution Chemnitz." This is interesting because 'Chemnitz' became symbolically relevant to the refugee issue only after the protests at the end of August." Police had discovered a Facebook profile with the name "Revolution Chemnitz" back in 2014 using vile Nazi language and advertising a group called Nationale Sozialisten Chemnitz. Note that these people are not AfD or Pedida stuff, they are true hardcore Nazis. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-10-01 14:52 |
| #6 I'm curious if it is a legit action to enforce the law and prevent crime or a "Thought Police" action? The intent seems to be charging them mostly with conspiracy crimes. There are important regional elections in October however, so political motives on the side of the prosecution are a given. The name of the 'terrorist' organization is "Revolution Chemnitz." This is interesting because 'Chemnitz' became symbolically relevant to the refugee issue only after the protests at the end of August. On September 14th, Christian K. and Sten E., Martin H., Marcel W. and Sven W. - armed with glass bottles, quartz gloves and an electrical impulse device - are said to have attacked and injured several migrants. Attacks of this nature are not uncommon at all. They're reported in the local mainstream media and in local police reports. They're not reported in national news platforms. This attack is uncommon only because ethnic Germans are the alleged aggressors and 'migrants' are the alleged victims. For example: Last Saturday in Halle, Germany 3 ethnic German youths were attacked, beaten and kicked by a a group of about 10 youths of "southern" appearance. One 16 y/o sustained a knife wound. This is local news only. In fact the stabbing murder that triggered the Chemnitz protests would have made no national or international news without the protests. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-10-01 11:53 |
| #5 (Not as if liberals had any difficulty in doing that.) |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-10-01 10:02 |
| #4 And it sort of advances the liberal narrative if you squint your eyes and look at it just right. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-10-01 10:01 |
| #3 Oh look. Names. Proactive action. Details. I was beginning to think that was illegal. White dudes. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-10-01 09:05 |
| #2 I'm curious if it is a legit action to enforce the law and prevent crime or a "Thought Police" action? |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2018-10-01 07:43 |
| #1 Oh look. Names. Proactive action. Details. I was beginning to think that was illegal. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-10-01 07:37 |