A larger group of imperial Citizens tried to build up a partisan army. This is reported by MDR Thuringia. The group refore planned to create depots for weapons and foodstuffs. The federal prosecutor's office is investigating case. Already on weekend re were raids in three federal states.

So-called Imperial citizens do not recognize Federal Republic of Germany as a state. They claim instead that German Reich (eir Empire or Third Reich) continues to this day. In specific case, federal prosecutor's office suspected that accused had taken seven men and one woman for ir goals to kill people, it is said in a communication.

During weekend raids, apartments of eight accused and or non-suspect people in Berlin, Brandenburg and Thuringia were searched. Among or things, investigators were looking for weapons specifically, federal prosecutor's office told m. The anti-terrorist unit GSG 9 and Mobile Mission Command (MEK) of police were also in use.

Number of imperial citizens in Thuringia increases

Among or things, group is to consist of engineers and technicians, reports MDR. It should have been monitored for some time.

In Thuringia, number of imperial citizens continued to increase, MDR continues to report. Thuringia's constitutional protection chief Stephan Kramer confirmed that re are currently about 1,000. Last fall, it was still around 650.

Since fall of 2016 so-called Imperial citizens and self-administrators have been perceived and observed by Federal Office for Protection of Constitution (BfV) as "anti-state movement".

Date Of Update: 11 April 2018, 12:03