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German Security Forces Detain Terror-Financing Suspect in Multi-City Raids as Merz Faces AfD in Bundestag

Investigations into fraud and terror financing continue after coordinated raids, with the government preparing Bürgergeld reforms for parliamentary debate

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Overview

  • Police and Düsseldorf prosecutors executed dawn raids in Essen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Soest on July 9, detaining a 27-year-old suspect accused of planning an Islamist-motivated attack funded by organized fraud
  • Hessen’s Landeskriminalamt and Frankfurt prosecutors recently arrested four men and searched three homes in a multi-day operation targeting international elder-fraud rings that allegedly swindled over €600,000 from seniors
  • Augsburg police have charged a 38-year-old man with attempted manslaughter after he severely injured his wife with a knife on July 6, highlighting growing concerns over domestic and youth violence
  • In the Bundestag’s first general debate under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, he rejected AfD leader Alice Weidel’s accusations of broken promises and announced that a comprehensive Bürgergeld overhaul will be tabled this autumn
  • SPD parliamentary leader Matthias Miersch called for AfD ban proceedings over “constitutionally hostile” conduct, underscoring intensifying disputes over migration policy and social-welfare costs