Germany bans far-right group linked to Reich Citizens movement
Participants in a gathering of so-called Reich Citizens waving flags.Credit: Philipp Dulian/dpa
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has banned the far-right group "Kingdom of Germany," a prominent faction of the country's Reich Citizens movement, with four of its alleged ringleaders detained during raids across several German states.
The organization, which reportedly has around 6,000 followers, has been accused of establishing a "counter-state" and building "criminal economic structures."
Four German men, aged between 37 and 59, were taken into custody, including the group's founder, Peter Fitzek, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office said.
Later on Tuesday, an investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe ruled that one of the four suspec...