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Again raids against right-wing extremist group “Knockout 51”
The police have searched objects in Thuringia in connection with the martial arts group “Knockout 51”. photo
© Friso Gentsch/dpa
Investigators last took action against the group in Thuringia and Hesse at the end of November. Now there were new searches and arrests.
The judiciary and police are once again against the right-wing extremist martial arts group “Knockout 51″. In the morning, a total of four properties in Thuringia were searched in connection with investigations against the group, said a spokeswoman for the Federal Prosecutor General in Karlsruhe.
There were also three arrests. Two people were arrested because of their alleged membership in “Knockout 51”, the third man because of his alleged support of the organization. According to dpa information, the searches took place in Erfurt and Eisenach.
The investigation against “Knockout 51” is not complete even with these searches and arrests, said the spokeswoman. For several years, members of “Knockout 51” had been active, particularly in the Eisenach area. A major state security case against four suspected members of the group has been underway at the Jena Higher Regional Court for several weeks.
Most recently, investigators took action against the group at the end of November with a major operation in Thuringia and Hesse. The focus of the measures was Eisenach, other properties were searched in the Jena area and in Bad Wildungen in Hesse, as the Thuringia State Criminal Police Office (LKA) and the Gera public prosecutor’s office announced.