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Leader of COVID-19 deniers movement arrested in Germany

The Querdenker 711 was created to deal with restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. | Font: EFE

Leader of the German extremists Michael Ballweg was arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering for alleged embezzlement of donations intended for his movement Kerdenker 711designed to combat restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The police reported it Stuttgart (southwestern Germany), who explained that the detention was necessary because there was a risk that Michael Ballweg fled abroad.

The former businessman is suspected of publicly asking for donations in 2020 and stealing hundreds of thousands of euros into his own pocket.

Michael Ballweg founded the Querdenker movement (through thinkers) to organize protests in Stuttgart against the first coronavirus restrictions. Subsequently, kverdenker groups were formed everywhere. Germany.

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Since the end of 2020, the Regional Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Baden-Württemberg (Southwest Germany) has been monitoring the initial movement.

The movement is suspected of links to racist and extremist groups such as the so-called Reichbürger (Citizens of the Empire), which deny the legitimacy of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Lawyer Ralf Ludwig, who belongs to the movement, confirmed that the house Michael Ballweg was detained by the police and stated that the charges against him were “fabricated”.

According to a study by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, there is a mixture of conspiracy theories and esotericism in the movement. (EFE)


Source: RPP

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