(21 May 2025)
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Berlin, Germany – 21 May 2025
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2. Mid of lawmaker Daniela Ludwig and Alexander Dobrindt, German Interior Minister, talking in German parliament
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4. SOUNDBITE (German) Alexander Dobrindt, German Interior Minister:
"And you can see very clearly that we are taking a stand against those who attack our democratic and free basic order, who want to collapse the democratic system, that we simply will not tolerate it, dear colleagues, that terrorist groups in Germany are working to abolish the Federal Republic of Germany."
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6. SOUNDBITE (German) Alexander Dobrindt, German Interior Minister:
"The Federal Public Prosecutor General, in cooperation with the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the building and state support services, has uncovered a terrorist organization called ‘Letzte Verteidigungswelle’ (Last Wave of Defence). This terrorist group is characterized by the fact that it has carried out arson attacks, including arson attacks against homes for asylum seekers, and has also planned further arson attacks, and has ultimately conspired to commit joint murder."
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STORYLINE:
German police on Wednesday arrested five teenagers accused of involvement with a right-wing extremist group calling itself “Last Defense Wave” that allegedly aimed to destabilize the country’s democratic system by carrying out attacks on migrants and political opponents.
Germany’s interior minister called the arrests a "stand against those who attack our democratic and free basic order."
"We simply will not tolerate it, dear colleagues, that terrorist groups in Germany are working to abolish the Federal Republic of Germany," Alexander Dobrindt told lawmakers in Berlin.
The early-morning arrests in various parts of Germany were accompanied by searches at 13 properties, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
Four of those arrested — identified only as Benjamin H., Ben-Maxim H., Lenny M. and Jason R., in line with German privacy rules — are suspected of membership in a domestic terror organization.
The fifth, Jerome M., is accused of supporting the group.
Two of the arrested also are accused of attempted murder and aggravated arson.
All are between the ages of 14 and 18.
Prosecutors said they are also investigating three other people, ages 18 to 21, who are already in custody.
All the suspects are German citizens.
According to the prosecutors, the group was formed in mid-April 2024 or earlier.
They said that its members saw themselves as the last resort to defend the “German nation” and aimed to bring about the collapse of Germany’s democratic order, with attacks on homes for asylum-seekers and on facilities associated with the left-wing political spectrum.
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