"Hamburg's interior minister, Andy Grote of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), welcomed the ban and said that authorities had "eliminated a dangerous and very active Islamist group". Police on Wednesday also searched buildings in Berlin and the western state of Hesse as part of investigations into two other groups, "Generation Islam" and "Realitaet Islam". Germany has previously banned a number of Muslim organisations, such as the NGO Ansaar, which was accused in 2021 of financing Islamist terrorism under the guise of charitable work."
"Germany on Wednesday banned a Muslim group over accusations of anti-constitutional activities, including calling for the establishment of a caliphate, the interior ministry said. Police raided seven buildings in the northern port city of Hamburg, where the Muslim Interaktiv group was based, as the ban was announced. "We will not allow organisations such as 'Muslim Interaktiv' to undermine our free society with their hatred... and attack our country from within," Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, of the centre-right CDU/CSU bloc, said."
Germany banned the Muslim Interaktiv group over anti-constitutional activities, including calls to establish a caliphate. Police raided seven buildings in Hamburg where the group was based. Interior Minister Dobrindt said authorities would not allow organisations that attack the country from within. The group faced scrutiny after an April 2024 rally with 1,200 demonstrators and signs reading 'the caliphate is the solution'. Accused of rejecting women's rights and promoting hatred of Israel, the group will be dissolved and its assets confiscated. Authorities searched sites in Berlin and Hesse investigating two other groups, and Germany has previously banned organisations such as Ansaar for alleged terrorism financing.
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