The police of the German state of Saxony (east) and the public prosecutor’s office of Dresden will investigate a group of deniers of the covid pandemic that accumulated weapons and planned to attack the prime minister of the “Land”, according to a statement released to the media.
The existence of the group, in which around 100 participants defended various conspiracy theories in relation to the pandemic through the Telegram app, was revealed this Tuesday by an investigation by the public network ZDF.
According to this medium, several members of the group met in person in the city of Dresden (east) to plan an attempt on the life of the Saxon Prime Minister, Michael Kretschmer, due to the anticovid restrictions imposed by his government. “Get in where the guy is, get the guy out and hang him up”The chat administrator summarized the plans in a voice message broadcast in the group, which also shared anti-Semitic content.
Several members claimed to possess firearms and be willing to make any “sacrifice” in order to defend their ideals and combat mandatory vaccination preparing the new German government. Just a few days ago, Kretschmer had asked the designated Justice Minister Marco Buschmann to tighten surveillance of radical groups on Telegram, which he says use the app to spread propaganda and incite hatred.
Demonstrations and protests by advocates of conspiracy theories and critics of the government’s anticovid measures have taken place across Germany in recent weeks. frequently marked by incidents with the police and attacks on the press. Last week, a group of 30 people gathered with torches outside the private residence of the Saxon health official, Petra Köpping, in an incident that was harshly condemned by all parties on the parliamentary spectrum.
This Tuesday, some 400 protesters tried to reach the house of the prime minister of the “Land” of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (north), Manuela Schwesig, although the police blocked their way, and on Friday there was a similar incident outside the residence of the minister Designated Health Officer, Karl Lauterbach. In addition, over the weekend, a man who according to the media belonged to denialist circles allegedly murdered his partner and three daughters for fear of losing custody after falsifying vaccination certificates.
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