Germany arrests self-declared 'king' and bans his extremist group

Peter Fitzek, 59, was among those arrested in morning raids across seven states on Tuesday, which involved about 800 security personnel.

The government banned their group, the Reichsbürger, or "citizens of the Reich", which seeks to establish the Königreich Deutschland, or "Kingdom of Germany".

Alexander Dobrindt, German's interior minister, accused the group of attempting to "undermine the rule of law" by creating an alternative state and spreading "antisemitic conspiracy narratives to back up their supposed claim to authority".

His ministry announced the dissolution of the group, and accused it of financing itself through "economic criminal structures".

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Germany bans extremist movement and arrests self-declared 'king' Peter

Police arrest the leaders of Germany's largest Reichsbürger faction, that calls itself "Kingdom of Germany".

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