Chemnitz: Neo-Nazi has to pay 4,500 euros for macheten fraud!

Chemnitz: Neo-Nazi has to pay 4,500 euros for macheten fraud!

Chemnitz, Deutschland - A presumably right-wing extremist man from North Rhine-Westphalia has to pay a fine of 4,500 euros. This was decided by a criminal order, which was issued in the summer of 2023 due to the pretense of a power attack in Chemnitz. The man accepted the penalty order, which made it legally binding, the Saxon .

In August 2023, the 29-year-old contacted the police with a seriously injured hand and claimed that he was attacked by left-wing extremists in a park with a machete. His report that several fingers had been separated was also spread over the telegram channel of the right-wing extremist group free Saxons. The investigators of the Soko Linx took up the case because a politically motivated background was initially suspected.

uncovering the fraud

However, the investigation soon showed that the story did not correspond to the truth. Contradictions in the statement caused the separated fingers to be found in a glass container. Finally it turned out that there had been no actual attack by left -wing extremists. Rather, the supposed victim and an accomplice had agreed to cut his left hand in order to achieve state services.
The entire left hand should be separated and inserted into a glass. The machete was unhappy and only cut off a few fingers.

The man's accomplice was sentenced to three years in prison by the Chemnitz District Court in December 2023. The judgment is final because no appeals have been filed. In the process, the supposed victim refused to say, although he was also investigated.

politically motivated crime

The case illustrates how serious the topic of politically motivated crime is. The Federal Criminal Police Office defines them as crimes with possible indications for a "right" orientation, which not only affect right -wing extremist space, but are also characterized by hate motivated crimes. Politically motivated violent crime can encompass killing offenses, assault and other forms of serious crime, which are directed against the liberal democratic basic order reported this BKA .

House only for many right -wing extremists, the Internet has a central role in the distribution of ideologies and the networking of extremists. In 2019, a remarkable percentage of hate posts on the Internet was assigned to the area of ​​politically motivated crime. This shows the potential that such settings can be spread quickly and extensively in society both online and offline.

The case in Chemnitz is another example of the complexity and danger of politically motivated crimes. The investigation into the uncovering of the actual background is an important step to combat such problems in society.