Overview

• Germany’s federal prosecutor filed an indictment alleging membership in a domestic terrorist organization and preparation of high treason against eight suspected members of the self-styled Sächsische Separatisten.
• Prosecutors say the group trained paramilitarily and planned to capture territory in Saxony after a perceived collapse of the state to found a National Socialist‑style regime.
• The indictment states the men discussed “liquidating” officials and removing minorities and political opponents through measures described as ethnic cleansing.
• The suspects were arrested in November last year at locations in Saxony and in one case in Poland and have remained in pretrial detention; investigators estimate the network grew to roughly 20 members since 2020.
• The Higher Regional Court in Dresden will decide whether to admit the case for trial, and the AfD has expelled two local members implicated in the group.