Illegality [ Crime-related events or actions - Investigations triggered by hateful content.
Authorities across the country have launched investigations into individuals accused of spreading hate and inciting violence online.
Hundreds of apartments were searched, resulting in over 70 suspects being questioned, according to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). The BKA also reported that over 130 law enforcement operations were conducted in all federal states.
More than half of the investigated hate postings were linked to the area of political crimes, mainly related to right-wing movements, the agency clarified.
Police authorities conducted investigations in around a third of the cases that involved politically motivated crimes but could not be attributed to a specific political agenda. Additionally, there were some incidents under the categories of "foreign ideology" and "religious ideology."
The posts contained offensive content, such as racist remarks, and propaganda offenses, including the use of swastikas and other Nazi symbols. The BKA also found anti-Semitic statements associated with the ongoing Middle East conflict, like the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," which is interpreted as a call for the destruction of Israel, expulsion, and annihilation of the Jewish population.
Some of the criminal postings also featured threatening language and insults targeted at politicians, civil servants, and office holders. "The threats include specific execution scenarios," commented the agency.
