On Wednesday, the Munich State Prosecutor’s Office announced that, on the grounds of suspicion of forming or supporting a criminal organization, a nationwide police operation had been carried out targeting members of the Last Generation climate activist group.
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According to an official statement released by the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (BLKA), preliminary proceedings initiated against seven individuals, aged between 22 and 38, in response to “numerous criminal complaints” from citizens. The investigators have searched 15 properties throughout the country.
As per the statement, two suspects were charged with attempting to sabotage the Trieste-Ingolstadt oil pipeline during April 2022, which is a crucial component of the infrastructure of the state of Bavaria.
The authorities also seized two bank accounts and froze one asset. According to the statement, the defendants had organized a fundraising campaign, collecting at least 1.4 million euros (1.5 million U.S. dollars) to “finance further crimes on behalf …