German politicians are attempting to ban the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) after finding possible links between former NPD leader Ralf Wohlleben with the neo-Nazi terror cell known as the Zwickau cell. The allegations connect the NPD and Wohlleben with the murders of nine people of foreign origin and a police officer.
While past attempts to ban the NPD have failed, many believe the arrest of Wohlleben is the opportunity German officials have been waiting for to finally ban the party.
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http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,801312,00.html
The discovery of the Zwickau cell and the arrest of Wohlleben have put a microscope on Germany’s far-right movement, and it appears that the groups are better armed than originally thought. According to Der Spiegel authorities confiscated 811 weapons from right-wing groups from 2008-2010.
Link: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,800815,00.html
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