Overview

• The German government has banned the 'Kingdom of Germany,' the largest faction of the extremist Reichsbürger movement, which denies the legitimacy of the Federal Republic.
• Authorities conducted coordinated raids across seven states, arresting four leaders, including Peter Fitzek, the group’s self-declared monarch.
• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated the group had built criminal economic structures and employed antisemitic conspiracy narratives to support its claims to power.
• The group's online platforms have been blocked, and its assets will be seized to prevent further extremist financing.
• The Reichsbürger movement, monitored since 2016, has been linked to violent plots, including a foiled 2022 coup attempt to overthrow the German government.