Hammerskins Germany, which consolidates its far-right ideology notably by concert events, has about 130 members.
The German authorities on Tuesday banned the neo-Nazi group Hammerskins Germany and raided the properties of dozens of its members.
The group is an offshoot of an American right-wing hardline group and performs a outstanding position throughout Europe.
The Hammerskins Germany is an area chapter of the Hammerskins Nation based in america in 1988, in line with the Federal Ministry of the Inside and Group.
It performs a outstanding position within the far-right scene in Europe.
Worldwide, members of this affiliation seek advice from themselves as “brothers” and see themselves as an elite “brotherhood” training their subcultural lifestyle. The group additionally sees itself because the elite of the right-wing skinhead scene, in line with the ministry.
“The ban of the Hammerskins Germany is a tough blow towards organised right-wing extremism,” Inside Minister Nancy Faeser mentioned, including that the ban included the affiliation’s regional chapters and its suborganisation Crew 38.
“With this ban, we’re placing an finish to the inhumane actions of an internationally energetic neo-Nazi affiliation in Germany,” she added. “This sends a transparent sign towards racism and anti-Semitism.”
In Germany, the grouping includes round 130 members. In the course of the early morning raids in 10 states, police searched the properties of 28 group members. It was not instantly clear if any members have been detained.
Forward of the ban, the German federal and state governments cooperated intensively for greater than a 12 months, Faeser mentioned, including that “we additionally labored intently with our American companions”.
The core factor of the group’s ideology is the propagation of a racial doctrine primarily based on Nazi ideology. The aim of the affiliation Hammerskins Germany is to consolidate its far-right worldview, notably by concert events the place it tries to enchantment to non-members, the ministry mentioned.
“The appropriate-wing extremist orientation of the internationally networking group manifests itself specifically by the distribution of recordings of right-wing extremist and anti-Semitic music, the organisation of right-wing extremist concert events, and the sale of right-wing extremist merchandise,” it mentioned.
The ban of the Hammerskins Germany is the twentieth ban of a right-wing hardline affiliation by the German inside ministry.
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