Police and right -wing extremists: illegal ammunition exercises in Güstrow exposed!

Police and right -wing extremists: illegal ammunition exercises in Güstrow exposed!

In a explosive case in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, there are revelations about the practices of the police. Special units have been training at the private shooting range "Great Bockhorst" in Güstrow since 2008, which is a rather dodgy habitat. According to ndr the training sessions included so-called "Special Forces workshops". However, rules and laws seem to have been transferred, since war weapons ammunition may have been shot from 2015 to 2019 - a clear violation of the War Weapons Control Act.

The uncovering of illegal training was done in the context of investigations against the right -wing extremist group "Nordkreuz". This group, exposed in 2017, has connections to several problematic figures and networks. The shooting range Frank T. was not only a member of a "Nordkreuz" chat group in the past, but is also suspected of having violated various weapons laws.

The role of the authorities

The responsible public prosecutor's office in Rostock initiated a procedure in 2021 due to possible violations of the War Weapons Control Act, but discontinued because the suspicion did not confirm. This raises questions: Did the authorities have a good knack in dealing with the topic or was there a dangerous naivety here? The files were handed over into the hands of the arms authority of the Rostock district, which was determined against Frank T. for over a year due to the use of unexpected ammunition. Nevertheless, the procedure was stopped at the end of 2022 - the responsibility for the use of ammunition could not be attributed to Frank T.

The topic was also worked on in the state parliament committee of inquiry. Among other things, the committee dealt with possible errors of the authorities in dealing with right -wing extremists. Constanze Oehlrich from the Greens faction expressed concerns about the cooperation between the state police and the operator of the shooting range.

• Frank T. is the focus of the investigation.
• The weapons authority checks its reliability.
• and: Former Interior Minister Lorenz Caffier is asked about a gift from Frank T. - a weapon and ammunition on his birthday.

The entanglements in detail

The investigation is drilling ever deeper. The Schwerin public prosecutor recently raised charges against Frank T. and an employee of the weapons authority. This was done due to violations of the War Weapons Control Act and other serious charges, which also aimed at attempted punishment and stealing. It turns out that Frank T. may have illegally reached ammunition, which dramatically exacerbates the circumstances. In a particularly sensational case, a police officer is said to have stolen official ammunition in 2018 and passed on to T.

The entanglements continue: In the context of the investigation around Marko G., the former SEK police officer and head of the right-wing extremist Preppergruppe Nordkreuz, chats appeared that indicate illegal arms trade. The Rostock public prosecutor's office has determined in these and other cases - however, some procedures were hired or even time -barred. An impressive image of the mixed perception between the police and right -wing extremist structures becomes clear here.

a ghost of the past

The questions that arise again and again about the relationship between the authorities, police and right -wing extremism are worrying. As the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution estimates, there are around 32,000 people with a right -wing extremist attitude in Germany, with around 13,000 of which are classified as violent. It is a shadow that, as the events around the right -wing extremists show attacks in Hanau and Halle, only too often reveals the darkest sides of our society. As long as such interdependencies and potential complications exist, the question remains: How can you make society safer and contain such structures?

The clarification of the allegations around the police in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is far from complete, and we can be excited to see what further knowledge will come to the public in this explosive topic.