"Prosecutors allege that Martin S. had been calling for attacks on politicians, officials and other figures in German public life on the darknet the name given to parts of the internet that can only be accessed using specialised software since at least June. He is accused of anonymously running a platform on which he published lists of names, self-styled death sentences and instructions for building explosives."
"While authorities did not name any of the politicians or public figures Martin S. had targeted, Spiegel news magazine reported that former chancellors Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, as well as other former federal ministers, were on the list. German politicians complain that they are increasingly subject to attacks, both verbal and physical, at a time of deepening polarisation. There has also been a general increase in the scale of cyber threats to Germany and"
A German-Polish dual citizen identified as Martin S. was detained in Dortmund on suspicion of running a darknet platform that called for murders of prominent politicians and public figures. Authorities suspect terrorism financing, providing instructions for serious acts of violence endangering the state, and dangerous dissemination of personal data. The platform allegedly published lists of names, self-styled death sentences, instructions for building explosives, and solicited cryptocurrency donations as rewards for killings. Security sources linked the suspect to the far-right Reich Citizens movement. Reports indicate former chancellors Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, among other former ministers, were named as targets.
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