Interesting morning in Germany today
Police have arrested 25 suspected members or supporters of a "domestic terrorist organization" aiming to topple the German state. Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said the network was part of the "Reichsbürger scene."
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~Among those arrested is the former AfD member of parliament and judge Malsack-Winkemann from Berlin. According to taz information, she was intended to be the future "Minister of Justice". She was also arrested in the morning. Initially, there was no comment from the AfD. The 58-year-old had only been allowed to work as a judge in Berlin again in October after a legal dispute.
The subversives apparently saw Russia as their central political partner. Prince Heinrich XIII R.'s partner, the German-Russian Vitalia B., is said to have arranged contacts with Russia. According to information from the taz, the prince himself is also said to have once visited the Russian consulate general in Leipzig. However, the Federal Prosecutor's Office states that there are no indications that Russian contacts "reacted positively to his request".