The suspect sought cryptocurrency donations as bounties for “death sentences” on public figures, according to prosecutors
A German citizen with alleged neo-Nazi ties has been arrested on suspicion of running a darknet platform that called for the killing of politicians and other public figures, according to media reports.
The 49-year-old suspect, identified as Martin S., who also holds Polish citizenship, was detained late on Monday in the city of Dortmund, where he lives with his family, and later placed in pre-trial detention. He reportedly faces charges including financing terrorism and providing instructions for committing an act of violence that endangers the state.
The suspect is accused of operating an ‘Assassination Politics’ website on the darknet, where he allegedly published personal data, “death sentences” and hit lists naming more than 20 potential victims. The targets reportedly included senior politicians such as former chancellors Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, as well as judges and prosecutors.
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