German police have arrested a 49-year-old man, identified as Martin S., accused of running a darknet “assassination platform” that targeted former Chancellors Olaf Scholz and Angela Merkel.
Prosecutors said the suspect, detained in Dortmund on Monday, allegedly operated the “Assassination Politics” forum, which listed more than 20 political figures and offered cryptocurrency bounties for their deaths.
He faces charges of terrorism financing, incitement to violent acts against the state, and endangering state security through data leaks. Martin S., who holds German and Polish citizenship, had been monitored since 2020 for links to extremist groups and COVID-19 protests.
Investigators said he also shared bomb-making instructions and may have ties to the far-right Reichsbürger movement. His arrest followed intelligence from Germany’s domestic security agency and was carried out by the elite GSG 9 counter-terrorism unit.
via Euronews
