The
German authorities are investigating a group of servicemen who are
allegedly linked to an undercover far-right Army cell that plotted
crimes discrediting refugees in the country.
Another
German officer is suspected of having ties to a right-wing group in
the German army allegedly plotting attacks aimed at discrediting
refugees, local media reported on Friday.
On April 26,
a 28-year-old first lieutenant of the German army, referred in media
as Franco A., was detained in the German town of Hammelburg on
suspicion of preparing a crime allegedly aimed against refugees.
According to media reports, the Bundeswehr had proof of the
detainee's far-right views.
According to
Der Spiegel newspaper, another suspect, identified as Ralf G., who
served in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, told fellow
servicemen about a group of officers at a military base in Illkirch,
France, where Franco A. was stationed, which collected weapons to
fight on the "right side" in case of a civil war.
Ralf G. came
in the sight of the investigators following report of his comrade,
while the prosecutors now have to establish whether he has more
information about the group's plans, the newspaper added. He also
might be reportedly familiar with German national Maximilian T., who
was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of being engaged in the
right-wing group Franco A. was a member of.
According to
media reports, Franco A. applied for asylum as a Syrian refugee in
the German town of Giessen in late 2015, and was subsequently granted
asylum, shelter and benefits in January 2016. During the registration
it was not noticed that the "Syrian refugee" was of German
descent and did not speak Arabic but only French. He allegedly
planned to commit a serious crime and blame it on refugees.
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