Interrogations are planned for Wednesday
There were also searches in Brandenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. The German federal prosecutor’s office wanted to start questioning the first arrested on Wednesday, the spokeswoman said.
“Reich citizens” are people who do not recognize the Federal Republic and its democratic structures. They often refuse to pay taxes. Often they are in conflict with authorities. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution ascribes around 21,000 followers to the scene.
During a raid in 2016, a so-called Reich citizen shot four police officers in Georgensgmünd, Bavaria. One of them succumbed to his injuries in hospital. The special task force wanted to confiscate the hunter’s weapons.
