Overview

• German authorities conducted coordinated raids across seven states, arresting four leaders of the 'Kingdom of Germany,' including its founder and self-styled king, Peter Fitzek.
• The Interior Ministry banned the group for creating a 'counter-state' with its own currency, banking, and insurance systems, which it used to build criminal economic structures.
• The Reichsbürger movement, to which the 'Kingdom of Germany' belongs, rejects the legitimacy of the modern German state and promotes antisemitic conspiracy theories.
• The 'Kingdom of Germany,' with an estimated 6,000 members, is the largest faction within the Reichsbürger scene and has been under increased scrutiny since a 2022 coup plot was uncovered.
• The ban includes blocking the group's online platforms and confiscating its assets to prevent further extremist activities.