German Police Conduct Raids on Far-Right Reich Citizens Group

About 20 homes searched across eight states in connection with investigations into the group, which rejects Germany's post-war constitution.

German police have conducted raids on the homes of about 20 people linked to the far-right Reich Citizens group, which rejects the legitimacy of Germany’s post-war constitution and has similarities to followers of the QAnon movement in the United States.
Approximately 280 officers participated in the raids across eight German states: Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg, Hamburg and Lower Saxony.
Last month, police also searched homes of other Reich Citizens, or Reichsbuerger members who were allegedly connected to United Patriots, which Germany considers to be a terrorist group. Five suspects were arrested at the time.
In December, more than two dozen people were arrested in connection with plans to topple the government. Among the accused plotters was a member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
Germany’s domestic intelligence estimates that around 23,000 people across Germany belong to the Reich Citizens scene.