Extremism - Brandenburg: Terror suspect was known as a criminal
According to security sources, the terror suspect from Wittstock/Dosse in Brandenburg was a known criminal. He was already known for offenses such as robbery, extortion and in connection with drugs, according to the German Press Agency.
Later, the Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution is said to have been on his trail. The latter then informed the North Rhine-Westphalia Office for the Protection of the Constitution as well as the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the Federal Office.
The 16-year-old was arrested last Tuesday in Wittstock (Ostprignitz-Ruppin district). The Neuruppin district court issued a warrant for his arrest on Wednesday on the urgent suspicion of having planned and prepared a terrorist attack on the Internet with a teenager in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Leverkusen district court had also issued an arrest warrant for the other youth for planning and preparing an Islamist terrorist attack. According to the public prosecutor's office in Düsseldorf, they allegedly agreed to kill visitors to a Christmas market in Leverkusen and planned the attack based on the aims and methods of Islamic State (IS).
Both were remanded in custody. The terror suspect from Wittstock is currently in the Brandenburg/Havel University Hospital. The "Märkische Allgemeine" had previously reported on this.
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- The terror suspect, with a history of criminal activities such as robbery and drug-related offenses, was believed to have links to extremist ideologies, as suggested by the Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
- The terrorist attack planning was reportedly carried out in collaboration with another youth from North Rhine-Westphalia, who was also wanted on charges of preparing an Islamist terrorist attack by the Leverkusen district court.
- The German Press Agency reported that the terror suspect from Wittstock/Dosse in Brandenburg had a long criminal history, including offenses related to drugs and extortion.
- The Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution closely monitored the suspected terrorist's activities and shared information about him with other relevant authorities, such as the North Rhine-Westphalia and Federal Offices for the Protection of the Constitution.
- The 'Märkische Allgemeine' reported that the Brandenburg/Havel University Hospital is currently providing medical care to the terror suspect arrested in Wittstock, as a result of the safety circuit activated due to the terrorist threat.
- The terror attack was allegedly planned and inspired by the aims and methods of the Islamic State (IS), according to the public prosecutor's office in Düsseldorf.
- The local court in North Rhine-Westphalia issued an arrest warrant for the other youth involved in the terrorist plot, based on evidence gathered from their digital communications and intentions to carry out the attack in Leverkusen.
Source: www.stern.de
