An interview by Lothar Bassermann. Originally published in german language on jungewelt.de
Note: Due to character limitations, not all points are listed in as much detail as they should be.
In the Berlin district of Neu-Hohenschönhausen, there have been around 20 fires in an apparent series since the beginning of 2022. The police investigation also led to Leon Suslik, a 20-year-old neo-Nazi. What is known about this to your group, which is also following the proceedings in the regional court, which have been ongoing since May 9?
So far we know that there have been regular arson attacks on residential buildings and youth clubs in the last 18 months. Mostly it is cellars or – especially in the case of youth clubs – garbage containers that are torched. The police had noted a serious arson on October 9, 2022, which they say belongs to the „right-wing phenomenon area.“
What happened then?
The targets were refugees in a residential building on Zingster Straße. Four suspects, including Leon Suslik, were identified. Suslik, who is accused of involvement in various fires, is also alleged to have left racist letters of threat at the crime scenes or in their surroundings. On December 30, 2022, house searches were carried out in Berlin and NRW. Since then, Suslik has also been in custody. As it became clear in court on Tuesday, the reason for the raids was the threat of an attack on a refugee camp, which police claim to have learned about from the defendants‘ telecommunications surveillance.
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