“Kollektiv Zwickau” – Investigators are taking action against 20 suspects

The investigation into the “Kollektiv Zwickau” complex has expanded. Apartments were searched in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, as the Saxony State Criminal Police Office announced. It is about the suspicion of the formation of a criminal organization in the left-wing extremist milieu.

The investigation is therefore aimed at 20 suspects between the ages of 18 and 36. They are said to have formed a political, communist group in Zwickau in 2022 under the name “Kollektiv Zwickau”.

The Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution recently only attributed around 15 people to the group. Accordingly, it is a communist, Marxist-Leninist association that belongs to the nationwide active Red Youth of Germany. It declares its commitment to communism through relevant symbols and greetings and rejects parliamentary democracy. The Red Youth of Germany is also considered anti-Israel.