Amid rising far-right violence in Germany, security forces carried out raids today at the addresses of 36 suspects accused of forming a “criminal organization.”
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the names of the far-right youth groups targeted in the operations. The first of these organizations is “Young and Strong”, abbreviated as JS. The other is “German Youth Forward” — Deutsche Jugend Voran — abbreviated as DJV.
As of this morning, police raids were carried out simultaneously at 50 addresses across 12 federal states against 36 suspects believed to be leaders of these groups.
They are accused of forming a criminal organization
The suspects, described as young people and young adults, are accused of “forming a criminal organization.”
According to information obtained from investigation sources, some of them are among young individuals who have shown a tendency toward violence in the past.
It was reported that 8 of the 36 suspects whose addresses were raided today are already under investigation on charges of aggravated assault.
The DJV and JS groups, which the suspects are said to have led, are also described as prone to violence. Both organizations are estimated to have around one hundred members each.
