Law enforcement officials actively engaged in their duties - Continuing searches in the "Reichsbürger" case
Investigations into two suspected supporters of a terrorist group linked to the "Reichsbuerger" ideologue, Heinrich XIII. Prince Reuss, continued on Wednesday. Police forces from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Baden-Wuerttemberg State Police were seen searching a property in a forest area near Bad Teinach-Zavelstein (Calw district). Several military vehicles were parked on the road in front of the searched premises.
No details were available regarding the discoveries made during the searches. The two individuals from Baden-Wuerttemberg are accused of aiding a domestic terrorist organization by the Federal Prosecutor's Office.
A 73-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman are suspected of providing rooms in Saxony to the terror group for their recruitment events in December of 2021 and January of 2022. The woman is said to have given a car to one of the alleged ringleaders, Rudiger v. P., in the fall of 2021.
On Tuesday, a raid was carried out by authorities in three federal states against the alleged supporters of the "Reichsbuerger" group. Police forces searched seven objects and three properties in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Saxony, and Schleswig-Holstein. Over 700 officers from the Federal Criminal Police Office, the Federal Police, and the state police were involved, but no one was arrested, according to the Federal Prosecutor's Office.
The "Reichsbuerger" movement in Germany believes that the German Reich (1871-1945) is still in existence. They do not recognize the Federal Republic and its laws.
The group around Prinz Reuss came to public attention due to a large-scale anti-terror raid at the end of 2022. Numerous people have been arrested in connection with this since then. The accused are said to have planned to overthrow the political system in Germany, and were willing to accept casualties. They were also said to have been creating a state order. Prinz Reuss was meant to serve as the head of state.
Legal proceedings are already underway at the Higher Regional Courts in Frankfurt am Main and Stuttgart. From next week, proceedings will also begin in Munich against alleged members of the group.
In Frankfurt and Stuttgart, proceedings were also underway on Wednesday. In Frankfurt, the criminal police commissioner was mostly questioned about his investigations into the "Reuss Group." He mainly dealt with asset tracing - this included information on land registrations, real estate, companies, and business participations.
In Stuttgart, the military arm of the alleged terrorist group was primarily accused. They were to ensure the planned takeover of power through force, according to the indictment. The establishment of a nationwide system of 286 militarily organized associations, known as Home Defense Companies, had already begun. Home Defense Company No. 221 was said to be responsible for the regions of Freudenstadt and Tubingen. The district of Calw is also located within this region.
