Nationwide raid against Islamists
As part of a raid against the Islamic Center Hamburg, dozens of buildings across Germany have been searched since the early hours of the morning and hundreds of police officers have been deployed. The association is classified as Islamist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
As part of investigative measures against the "Islamic Center Hamburg" (IZH), 54 properties in seven federal states were searched in the early hours of this morning. This was announced by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that the IZH had long been under observation by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and was classified as Islamist.
Last November, the parties in the traffic light government had already called on the Federal Ministry of the Interior to "examine whether and how the Islamic Center Hamburg can be closed as a hub for the Iranian regime's operations in Germany".
The Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution regards the IZH as an outpost of Tehran. The chairman of the Green Party, Omid Nouripour, described the IZH as "the regime's most important spy nest in Germany". Spokespersons for the IZH have always denied these accusations.
More in brief.
Following the raid against the Islamist-classified Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH), police in Hamburg conducted a search at the IZH's local headquarters. The raid in Hamburg was part of a larger nationwide operation against IZH-affiliated buildings.
Source: www.ntv.de
