Police also carried out several raids on the Braunschweig-based German-Speaking Muslim Association (DMG) on Wednesday morning, sources told dpa, including searches of two apartments in Berlin.
The Interior Ministry in the state of Lower Saxony, which includes Braunschweig, moved to ban DMG, claiming it conflicts with Germany's constitutional democratic system.
Daniela Behrens, the interior minister of Lower Saxony, said, "We do not tolerate associations in which alleged unbelievers, women and Jews, as well as our social system as a whole, are regularly devalued and followers are encouraged to fight them." Is called for." "The ban on DMG is a harsh blow against the Salafist scene in Lower Saxony and beyond."
Behrens said no arrests were made in the raid, but property belonging to DMG was seized.A report by Lower Saxony's domestic intelligence agency in June 2023 alleged that the Braunschweig-based DMG had become a nationwide meeting point for Salafist preachers, and had significantly expanded its online presence with content on YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, and Telegram. Had expanded.
"Every week, the presence of these nationally known Salafist preachers is broadcast to a large audience through the various online channels of DMG Braunschweig," the state Interior Ministry said in a statement at the time.
According to the ministry, as of May 2023, DMG Braunschweig alone had approximately 70,000 subscribers on its YouTube channel.
"Especially in light of digital possibilities for information and communications, the risk of self-radicalization is high and remains high," the ministry said at the time.
The group's website includes postings of a number of opportunities for children and youth.These include Quran camps, children's camps, youth conferences and study circles.
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The Interior Ministry in the state of Lower Saxony, which includes Braunschweig, moved to ban DMG, claiming it conflicts with Germany's constitutional democratic system.
Daniela Behrens, the interior minister of Lower Saxony, said, "We do not tolerate associations in which alleged unbelievers, women and Jews, as well as our social system as a whole, are regularly devalued and followers are encouraged to fight them." Is called for." "The ban on DMG is a harsh blow against the Salafist scene in Lower Saxony and beyond."
Behrens said no arrests were made in the raid, but property belonging to DMG was seized.A report by Lower Saxony's domestic intelligence agency in June 2023 alleged that the Braunschweig-based DMG had become a nationwide meeting point for Salafist preachers, and had significantly expanded its online presence with content on YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, and Telegram. Had expanded.
"Every week, the presence of these nationally known Salafist preachers is broadcast to a large audience through the various online channels of DMG Braunschweig," the state Interior Ministry said in a statement at the time.
According to the ministry, as of May 2023, DMG Braunschweig alone had approximately 70,000 subscribers on its YouTube channel.
"Especially in light of digital possibilities for information and communications, the risk of self-radicalization is high and remains high," the ministry said at the time.
The group's website includes postings of a number of opportunities for children and youth.These include Quran camps, children's camps, youth conferences and study circles.
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