BERLIN: The German authorities on Tuesday banned the neo-Nazi group Hammerskins Germany and raided properties of dozens of its members. The group is an offshoot of an American ring-wing extremist group and performs a distinguished position throughout Europe.
The Hammerskins Germany is an offshoot of the Hammerskins Nation based in the US in 1988, in keeping with the inside ministry.
It performs a distinguished position within the right-wing extremist scene in Europe. Worldwide, members of this affiliation check with themselves as “brothers” and see themselves as an elite “brotherhood” practising their subcultural lifestyle. The group additionally sees itself because the elite of the right-wing extremist skinhead scene, in keeping with the ministry.
“The ban of the Hammerskins Germany is a tough blow towards organized right-wing extremism,” Inside Minister Nancy Faeser stated, including that the ban included the affiliation’s regional chapters and its sub-organization Crew 38.
“With this ban, we’re placing an finish to the inhumane actions of an internationally energetic neo-Nazi affiliation in Germany,” she added. “This sends a transparent sign towards racism and antisemitism.”
In Germany, the grouping contains round 130 members. Throughout the early morning raids in 10 states, police searched properties of 28 group members. It was not instantly clear if any members have been detained.
Forward of the ban, the German federal and state governments cooperated intensively for greater than a yr, Faeser stated, including that “we additionally labored intently with our American companions.”
The core factor of the group’s ideology is the propagation of a racial doctrine primarily based on Nazi ideology. The aim of the affiliation Hammerskins Germany is to consolidate its right-wing extremist worldview, significantly by concert events the place it tries to enchantment to non-members to radicalize them, the ministry stated.
“The appropriate-wing extremist orientation of the internationally networking group manifests itself specifically by the distribution of recordings of right-wing extremist and antisemitic music, the group of right-wing extremist concert events, and the sale of right-wing extremist merchandise,” it stated.
The ban of the Hammerskins Germany is the twentieth ban of a right-wing extremist affiliation by the German inside ministry.
The Hammerskins Germany is an offshoot of the Hammerskins Nation based in the US in 1988, in keeping with the inside ministry.
It performs a distinguished position within the right-wing extremist scene in Europe. Worldwide, members of this affiliation check with themselves as “brothers” and see themselves as an elite “brotherhood” practising their subcultural lifestyle. The group additionally sees itself because the elite of the right-wing extremist skinhead scene, in keeping with the ministry.
“The ban of the Hammerskins Germany is a tough blow towards organized right-wing extremism,” Inside Minister Nancy Faeser stated, including that the ban included the affiliation’s regional chapters and its sub-organization Crew 38.
“With this ban, we’re placing an finish to the inhumane actions of an internationally energetic neo-Nazi affiliation in Germany,” she added. “This sends a transparent sign towards racism and antisemitism.”
In Germany, the grouping contains round 130 members. Throughout the early morning raids in 10 states, police searched properties of 28 group members. It was not instantly clear if any members have been detained.
Forward of the ban, the German federal and state governments cooperated intensively for greater than a yr, Faeser stated, including that “we additionally labored intently with our American companions.”
The core factor of the group’s ideology is the propagation of a racial doctrine primarily based on Nazi ideology. The aim of the affiliation Hammerskins Germany is to consolidate its right-wing extremist worldview, significantly by concert events the place it tries to enchantment to non-members to radicalize them, the ministry stated.
“The appropriate-wing extremist orientation of the internationally networking group manifests itself specifically by the distribution of recordings of right-wing extremist and antisemitic music, the group of right-wing extremist concert events, and the sale of right-wing extremist merchandise,” it stated.
The ban of the Hammerskins Germany is the twentieth ban of a right-wing extremist affiliation by the German inside ministry.
