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Indictment of leaders of the "Kingdom of Germany"

The German Federal Prosecution has indicted four alleged leaders of the banned 'Reichsbürger organization' 'Kingdom of Germany,' including self-proclaimed 'King' Peter Fitzek. The charges include operating illegal bank and insurance activities within a criminal organization and multiple cases of tax evasion. The group was banned by the German Interior Ministry in May 2023 due to unlawful and unconstitutional activities. Fitzek and three others were arrested during a coordinated raid and later placed under investigation detention. The 'Kingdom of Germany' operated as a pseudo-state structure, claiming around 6,000 followers and rejecting the legitimacy of the German state. It issued fake documents and created fictional institutions such as the 'Royal Reich Bank' and 'German Healing Care.'

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Indictment of leaders of the "Kingdom of Germany"

The German Federal Prosecution has indicted four alleged leaders of the banned 'Reichsbürger organization' 'Kingdom of Germany,' including self-proclaimed 'King' Peter Fitzek. The charges include operating illegal bank and insurance activities within a criminal organization and multiple cases of tax evasion. The group was banned by the German Interior Ministry in May 2023 due to unlawful and unconstitutional activities. Fitzek and three others were arrested during a coordinated raid and later placed under investigation detention. The 'Kingdom of Germany' operated as a pseudo-state structure, claiming around 6,000 followers and rejecting the legitimacy of the German state. It issued fake documents and created fictional institutions such as the 'Royal Reich Bank' and 'German Healing Care.'

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