A self-proclaimed Reich citizen initiated an operation by the German police’s SEK special unit near Düsseldorf late on Tuesday evening. The man threatened police officers with a knife, but was overpowered and arrested.
Initially, police were called to an apartment building due to property damage. The man had damaged a door. When officers arrived, the 30-year-old threatened them with a knife, according to police reports. He also shouted that he hated the police and was a citizen of the Reich.
Because the man locked himself in his apartment, the special forces were called in to provide support. The SEK blew open the door and overwhelmed him. The man is now in custody and the investigation is continuing.
Rejection from all state institutions
In the so-called Reichsbürger scene, the prevailing view is that the historic German Empire, founded in 1871 with an emperor at its head, still exists today and that all state institutions should therefore be rejected as illegitimate.
Source: Krone
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