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Germany Leads Raids on Far-Right Publisher 'Der Schelm' Across Three Countries

Prosecutors are probing an alleged network for 488 instances of incitement tied to antisemitic reprints from 2022 to 2024.

Overview

  • Searches ordered by the Karlsruhe prosecutor covered ten properties in five German states plus four sites in Poland and Spain, with investigators seizing Nazi memorabilia, propaganda, printed works and electronic media.
  • Eight suspects, including two print shop owners, a graphic designer, an IT specialist and a business center owner, are under investigation, and no arrests were reported by the LKA.
  • The alleged ringleader, a 61-year-old identified in reports as Adrian P., is believed to be operating from the Moscow area under an international arrest warrant following a failed extradition attempt.
  • Investigators say the action follows earlier Dresden court convictions in 2024 and targets newly established printing and distribution channels that kept the operation running.
  • Reporting by rbb24 and MDR points to concealed payment routes using accounts in several countries, a role in managing finances by the operator’s daughter in Leipzig and an international customer list of roughly 11,000 spanning extremists and people in ordinary professions.