Overview

• Four men stand trial in Dortmund for continuing Combat18’s extremist network after its 2020 ban, with prosecutors citing an April 2022 raid that dismantled the underground operation.
• Stanley R. is accused of organizing at least 14 secret meetings from October 2020, including ideological marches and strict membership tests in Thuringia and elsewhere.
• Officers from the Federal Criminal Police Office have testified on evidence from seized mobile phones and photographs documenting the group’s activities and symbols.
• Defence lawyers have contested the medical certificate of one lay judge, prompting a legal review that must be resolved by mid-July.
• The defendants have remained silent at the opening hearings and displayed right-wing gestures as proceedings continue through September.