Rights attacks in Neukölln : hostage to estimates attacks terrorism

On the weekend appeared on right-wing extremist death threats in the homes of activists in Neukölln. "9 mm ..." in red spray paint on two walls, followed by the common name of the Endangered. In two further cases, people were offended with clear names. In the case of the Victims, according to the daily mirror Engaged, including employees of the Mobile consultancy against right-wing extremism in Berlin (MBR). "These are people that the extreme Right-wing view, apparently, as their political enemies," said Bianca Klose from the MBR.

The spray painted death threats on Thursday the topic in the question hour of the house of representatives. "We have an investigation group and meet with Victims of these attacks. From the point of view of the country is to attacks, which can be as terrorism is considered,“ said Senator Andreas hostage (SPD) on the issue of the left politician, Anne Helm, what was the Senate of the death threats known.

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"I say clearly, in the case of extremist attacks, we are, with all our strength to make the alleged perpetrators to be arrested." The offences, according to hostage, three damage to property by Graffiti. A fourth fact, he could not confirm. The offences took place "in the vicinity of the places of residence of people who turn against right-wing extremism". The security authorities would do all these acts to educate.

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order On the question of whether the state protection is known, that the victim had been spied on for months by neo-Nazis, responded to a hostage: "As the investigation is still ongoing. Of determination tactical reasons, I'm not allowed to talk about it publicly.“ The Berlin-based investigative authorities have recorded with the General office of the attorney General contact. If this takes over the investigation, according to the hostage to "open".

The threats in red spray paint were already from previous cases known, said Klose. So be surfaced with the attacks of the extreme right-wing Association "National resistance" between 2010 and 2012, the wording "9 mm...". "In the context of the current series of attacks since 2016, we recognize literally the same handwriting," said Klose.

The group of Offenders is likely to be small, she explained. This is also the nature of the attacks speak: The graffiti on private walls of a house are spreading fear and are not highly effective, but at the same time, many of the perpetrators. The most interesting was the question of how the perpetrators to the private addresses would come, said Klose.

Senator Andreas hostage (SPD).Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa

It is incomprehensible "that the perpetrators can continue to act so self-conscious and undisturbed," she said. This is implying that the offender would feel safe and no law enforcement to fear. "We demand, finally, a real awareness of the actions," said Klose.

Since 2010, it comes in Neukölln again and again to attacks – on cars, in cafes, homes, and bookstores. Since 2016 16 fire strikes were carried out according to the district office 51 right motivated attacks in Berlin. All the Victims have in common their commitment against right-wing extremism.

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Multiple people were at risk of life, the police suspected the perpetrators of the neo-Nazi scene. In suspicion for at least one of the stops on the car of the Left-politician Ferat Kocak a former NPD-politician and a former member of the AfD circuit Board, has left the party by now.

According to the information of taz and RBB both the protection of the Constitution as well as the Berlin state office of criminal investigation are already in the run-up to the anschläg plans to Kocak know. Apparently, the authorities had intercepted the perpetrators. However, no measures were taken to protect him and his family.

As reported, has declared the General office of the attorney General (GBA), the right-wing attack series to "the subject of a monitoring procedure". Previously Affected and County officials had asked in December, the authority in Karlsruhe, the series of arson attacks as the right of the terrorist to be classified and to take over the investigation.

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