An extremist and until recently almost unheard-of network in Germany is back in the spotlight after police carried out nationwide raids against it
The Reichsbürger movement – made up of small groups and individuals spread across the country – peddles a number of bizarre views and rejects the legitimacy of the state. In December last year, 25 people were arrested on suspicion of plotting to attack Germany’s parliament building, overthrow its constitutional order and install the group’s central figure – aristocrat Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss – as leader.
“What we need to see as society and what our politicians need to understand is that the problem is not some so-called Reichsbürger, the problem is far-right ideology getting more and more people to act upon their beliefs,” Ginsburg adds. How many followers does it have? According to government data, there are about 23,000 Reichsbürger members, up from 19,000 in 2019. Of these, an estimated 1,250 people are associated with the right-wing extremist scene.
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