MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th May, 2023) The German Fed�er�al Pub�lic Pros�e�cu�tor Gen�er�al's office said on Monday that it had brought charges against four individuals allegedly involved in the establishment and activities of a right-wing extremist and terrorist organization.
In early April, German media reported that law enforcement agencies had initiated a large-scale operation against far-right groups, deploying over 1,000 officers in 11 Federal states. As part of the operation, four alleged members of a neo-Nazi group dubbed Knockout 51 were arrested in the German city of Eisenach.
"On May 2, 2023, the federal prosecution filed charges ... against German citizens Leon R., Bastian A., Maximilian A. and Eric K. The suspects are suspected of creating a domestic criminal and terrorist organization or being members thereof," the prosecutor general's office said in a statement.
Knockout 51 was a right-wing extremist group that recruited nationalist-minded youth, indoctrinating them with extremist ideas using a martial arts club as cover, the office stated, adding that the organization also trained people to fight with law enforcement forces and left-wing activists.
The suspects are facing numerous charges, including infliction of "grievous bodily injury," attacks against law enforcement officers, and violation of the gun legislation, among other things.
