The leader of the group was apprehended in Zgorzelec, Poland.
The operation involved officers from Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW), who identified the group’s leader as 23-year-old German national, Jörge S. He faces charges of establishing and participating in a terrorist organization considered a “militant neo-Nazi right-wing extremist group.”
Authorities report that the group’s objective was to overthrow Germany’s socio-political system through violence, with plans to establish an independent state in Eastern Germany adhering to Nazi ideology. Members of the organization allegedly engaged in paramilitary training with combat equipment and had acquired military gear, including camouflage suits, combat helmets, gas masks, and protective vests.
The cross-border operation spanned Germany, Austria, and Poland, involving searches of approximately 20 locations and the deployment of 500 police officers. The detainees are expected to appear shortly before Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, which will determine further legal proceedings.
German officials indicate that the group, which formed four years ago, was primarily active in Saxony and aimed to seize power through military action in regions surrounding Leipzig and Dresden.
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Source: PAP, AP