According to the ministry, the entire association and the 13 “chapters” will be dissolved and the association’s assets confiscated. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, almost 100 members in Germany are affected by the ban. The association’s hallmarks should “neither be disseminated nor used publicly or in a meeting,” the ministry said. It also prohibited the formation of substitute organizations.
Ministry: one of the most powerful groups in Germany
According to the ministry, members of the association have committed some of the most serious crimes. These included various assault and attempted homicide offenses in connection with violent clashes with competing rocker groups such as the “Hells Angels”. However, the members have also committed crimes involving sex and human trafficking, fraud or violations of the Narcotics Act.
According to the ministry, the “United Tribunes” were founded in 2004 by a former Bosnian boxer in Villingen-Schwenningen and, alongside the rocker-like group “Black Jackets”, rose to become one of the most powerful groups in Germany with the most members. To the outside, the club presents itself as a “brotherhood” with an affinity for martial arts and the fitness environment.