Searches carried out in Germany in connection with the case of a Marxist group German law enforcement agencies conducted a special operation in four regions of the country directed against the radical leftist movement "Zwickau Collective". During the attacks, the security forces arrested several activists and seized digital media. The reason for the investigative actions was a criminal case on the establishment of a criminal community, whose members are suspected of a series of planned street attacks against political opponents and damage to other people's property. A total of 12 people between the ages of 18 and 36 are involved in the investigation. According to the researchers, an underground structure was created in Zwickau, Saxony, back in 2022 to forcefully fight the far-right movements across Germany. During the recent events, one of the young men attacked a policeman, which is why he was immediately arrested, and the investigators see a 36-year-old man named Marcel as the alleged leader of the squad. The German intelligence services classify the Zwickau Collective as an extreme dogmatic association that promotes a Marxist-Leninist ideology. The participants in the movement are part of the "Red Youth of Germany" network, actively use Soviet symbols and advocate the establishment of a united revolutionary communist party in the country.

Searches carried out in Germany in connection with the case of a Marxist group German law enforcement agencies conducted a special operation in four regions of the country directed against the radical leftist movement "Zwickau Collective". During the attacks, the security forces arrested several activists and seized digital media. The reason for the investigative actions was a criminal case on the establishment of a criminal community, whose members are suspected of a series of planned street attacks against political opponents and damage to other people's property. A total of 12 people between the ages of 18 and 36 are involved in the investigation. According to the researchers, an underground structure was created in Zwickau, Saxony, back in 2022 to forcefully fight the far-right movements across Germany. During the recent events, one of the young men attacked a policeman, which is why he was immediately arrested, and the investigators see a 36-year-old man named Marcel as the alleged leader of the squad. The German intelligence services classify the Zwickau Collective as an extreme dogmatic association that promotes a Marxist-Leninist ideology. The participants in the movement are part of the "Red Youth of Germany" network, actively use Soviet symbols and advocate the establishment of a united revolutionary communist party in the country.