At the end of 2022, authorities rounded up an international gang of right-wing extremists. Hundreds of weapons were seized. Now it turns out: a large part of the “Reichsbürger” weapons were registered with the authorities.
According to the German federal government, of a total of 138 live firearms, at the current state of investigation, at least 62 firearms were legally owned by the suspected members and supporters of the right-wing terrorist organization.
So far, only eight weapons have been illegally secured
As the German Ministry of Justice explained in a response to a question from MP Martina Renner (left), eight illegal firearms were seized. The legal status of the remaining 68 live firearms has not yet been definitively determined due to the ongoing and ongoing forensic investigation, according to the response available to the dpa news agency.
The government pointed out that ornamental weapons, air rifles, gas pistols and the like were not on this list.
According to the information, a total of 382 firearms, including crossbows and slingshots, were seized during the searches in December 2022 and last March. A list from August included 362 firearms, 347 cutting and stabbing weapons and large quantities of ammunition.
Arrests also in Austria
The group around Henry XIII. According to the Federal Court of Justice, Prince Reuss, one of the alleged leaders, is said to have planned to overthrow Germany’s political system by force of arms and install a new government.
At the beginning of December 2022, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office had more than twenty suspects arrested in Germany, Austria and Italy, including former officers, police officers and a former AfD member of the Bundestag. Further searches and arrests took place in March. Recently there were 64 suspects. ‘Reich citizens’ are people who do not recognize the Federal Republic and its democratic structures.
“The large number of live and illegal firearms shows the deadly danger of the group,” said left-wing politician Renner. “There are also indications that ammunition also comes from Bundeswehr stocks.” She called for swift clarification on whether members of the group had also systematically stolen weapons or explosives from army or police stockpiles.
Source: Krone
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