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2mo ago

Dortmund Court Suspends Combat 18 Trial With €500 Charity Payments

Judges deemed the small payments sufficient to satisfy the public interest due to lengthy remaining proceedings with likely fine-level outcomes.

Waffen und ein sichergestelltes Schild der Neonazi Gruppierung ''Combat 18''
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Ein Prozess gegen mutmaßliche Rädelsführer der verbotenen rechtsextremistischen Gruppe Combat 18 vor dem Landgericht Dortmund ist vorläufig eingestellt worden. Dies sei mit Zustimmung der Verfahrensbeteiligten erfolgt, sagte eine Gerichtssprecherin.

Overview

  • The Landgericht Dortmund provisionally halted proceedings against four men accused of keeping the banned neo‑Nazi network Combat 18 Deutschland operational.
  • Prosecutors and defense agreed to the suspension, with each defendant ordered to pay €500 to a child‑welfare charity.
  • The suspension becomes final only if payments are made by mid‑August 2026, otherwise the case can be resumed.
  • Federal prosecutors indicted the men in 2024, and the trial that began in June 2025 ran for 25 hearing days with extensive evidence.
  • Authorities say the accused organized initiation procedures and performance marches, held Rechtsrock concerts, and distributed group‑branded media and clothing after the group’s 2020 ban.