German authorities ban the Muslim Interaktiv association, accusing it of anti-constitutional activities in calling for the establishment of a caliphate, and searches two other Islamic groups on similar grounds early this morning.
Seven properties have been searched in Hamburg since early morning and 12 more in Berlin and the state of Hesse as part of preliminary investigations into the associations Generation Islam and Realitaet Islam, the federal interior ministry says in a statement.
Under the ban, the 2020-founded Muslim Interaktiv, which organizes demonstrations and is active on various social media channels, will be disbanded and its assets will be confiscated.
The group drew national attention in early 2024 over a demonstration in Hamburg with 1,000 attendees that called for the creation of a caliphate in Germany.
“We will respond with the full force of the law to anyone who aggressively calls for a caliphate on our streets, incites hatred against the State of Israel and Jews in an intolerable manner, and despises the rights of women and minorities,” says Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt in the statement.
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