Overview

• Investigative reporting by Stern and RTL revealed plans for arson and explosives attacks by the right-wing extremist youth group 'Letzte Verteidigungswelle.'
• Prosecutors in Dresden and Cottbus have launched investigations into multiple group members, aged 15 to 21, based on evidence provided by journalists.
• A February raid in Meißen led to the arrest of a 21-year-old suspect and the seizure of two powerful Kugelbomben explosives.
• Evidence includes chat logs and videos documenting attacks, including a fire at a cultural center in Altdöbern and a pyrotechnic assault on an asylum accommodation in Schmölln.
• Authorities were previously unaware of key evidence, such as video footage of the Altdöbern arson, until it was shared by the reporters.