One week after being declared illegalHammer Skins” ,A radical group German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, integrated into an international skin network, launched this Wednesday an operation against the oldest, most historical and archaic among the country’s neo-Nazi sects, the so-called ‘Artgemeinschaft’ – Germanische Glaubens Gemeinschaft ” -“Racial Community or “Teutonic Faith Community” can be translated by -. He is accused of brainwashing minors into central Germanic false religions.
Following the statement announcing the police operation, the following statements were made: Immediate exile of the group. He is one of the comrades in the neo-Nazi spectrum spread across the country with approximately 150 members. The operation took place on a national scale, involving a coordinated search of 26 houses linked to 39 militants spread across 12 of the 16 German federal states (Länder).
Interior had been following the movements of the group, which Faeser described as a “sectarian, deeply anti-Semitic and racist organization” for about a year. Its origins date back to 1951 and eldest Among the groupings of this spectrum, those closer in structure and methods sect than that of a political organization. He bases his ideology on ancestral aspects, such as his belief in a belief. Germanic ethnic superioritybut the main reason it was made illegal is that it sought to abolish the German constitutional order and institutions – just like other major organizations such as the “Reichsbürger” or “Reich Citizens”. Existing German State structures or authorities.
Brainwashing of minors
It is also considered an attack on childhood, as members engage in sexual abuse. “Brainwashing actions against children and young people.” Among the branches of the group is “Family Action”, which is the main repository of this brainwashing function. The radius of action extends from Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg to the entire east of the country, as well as to the “Land” of Bavaria in the south, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig in the west. Holstein is on the border with Denmark.
HE Ministry of Defense The Constitution – Internal Affairs secret services – stated in its 2020 annual report: increased activity in the brainwashing of minors. He advised his followers to do this maximum number of children possiblewhom would they indoctrinate with theories, in addition to racists anyone anti-semitesclearly anti-christian, according to this report. The beliefs are directed towards Germanic myths as an ancestral pseudo-religion.
The ban on the sect follows Faeser’s ban last week against the neo-Nazi group “Hammerskins” (in this case, the German branch of the international network). from It spread to the United States and other countries in Europe. It also had 150 militants in Germany; these militants were focused not on anti-center ideologies or false religions, but on the spread of music and other forms of neo-Nazi propaganda. Also in this case before it is made illegal coordinated records in the homes of militants across the country with the participation of nearly 700 agents.
Neo-Nazi comrades
Operations against these marginal groups reveal different ways of being and different behaviors of so-called neo-Nazi comrades. Many of these groups or their militants do not necessarily identify themselves as followers of themselves. Alternative for Germany (AfD)The only far-right formation with a seat in parliament Federal Parliament (Bundestag) He currently ranks second in voting intention nationwide, according to polls.
Minister Faeser has stepped up these operations in recent weeks in connection with his campaign as candidate P in Germany.Social Democratic Party (SPD) To the regional elections of the “Country” of Hesse, where the financial and banking capital of Frankfurt is located. These elections will take place on October 8, the same day that regional elections are held in Bavaria. Conservative-led coalitions currently govern in both states; The Christian Democratic Union, supported by the Greens in Hesse, and the right-wing Free Voters in Bavaria are allies of the rulers. Christian Social Union (CSU). Polls point to a conservative victory.