Protection of the Constitution report 1996
1. Organizations and Mitglieder1 )
1996 were, like in the preceding year, 63 extremist Ausländerorganisationen2 ) in Germany active.
The strong rise of the members - and numbers of supporters of these groups in the years 1994 and 1995 did not continue. Opposite 1995 (approx. 55.500) the number of the members and follower increased negligibly on about 57.300 persons.
The extremist - islamischen (islamistischen) organizations disposed despite easy losses with 30.900 persons (1995: approx. 31.800) as always over the largest follower potential. The decline is on the relaxing magnetism the - " association islamischer unions and communities e.V., Cologne " - (ICCB), whose membership on approx. 1.500 (1995: approx. 2.900) has gone back, to lead back. Mitgliederstärkste islamistische organization remained the Turkish - " Islamische community - Milli Görüs e.V. " - (IGMG)3 ).
The Turkish and kurdischen linksextremistischen foreigner groups could raise the number of their members and follower further. She/it totaled to the end of the year more than 16.000 persons (1995: approx. 14.300). Them first 1994 emerged Turkish - " Marxist - Leninistische Communist party " - (MLKP) could triple the number of their members and follower in Germany roughly (altogether over 700). Strongest grouping remained them - " Arbeiterpartei Kurdistans " - (PKK), their activity in Germany is forbidden.
The number of the members and follower extreme - nationalistic foreign organizations is on 7.800 (1995: 6.900) climbed. Considerable public activities did not exit from these organizations in Germany also in the year under review.
The following number survey elucidates again, that the large majority the approx. 7,3 Millionen4 ) in Germany living foreigner extremist goals refuses. The share of political extremists at the foreign residential population altogether remained furthermore slighter than a percent.
Mitglieder/Anhänger of extremist foreigner unions
- including forbidden groups -

Mitglieder/Anhänger of extremist foreigner unions
- including forbidden groups -
after their politically - ideological location

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Amount and Mitglieder/Anhänger of the extremist foreigner unions active in Germany - including forbidden groups - after their politically - ideological location (comparable figures 1995 in brackets) |
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Citizenship and/or
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Left-wing extremists |
Extreme
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Islamisten6 ) |
Entire |
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Org. |
Members /
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Org. |
Members /
|
Org. |
Members /
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Org. |
Members /
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Cure It |
21
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800 *) (650) |
-
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-
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-
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-
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21
|
800
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Turks |
8
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4.100
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1
|
6.900
|
5
|
28.300
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14
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39.300
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Arabs |
8
|
750
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-
|
-
|
11
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2.300
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19
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3.050
|
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Iranians |
1
|
850
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-
|
-
|
1
|
300
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2
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1.150
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Sonstige7 ) |
4
|
900
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3
|
900
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-
|
-
|
7
|
1800
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Subtotal |
42
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7.400
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4
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7.800
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17
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30.900
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63
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46.100
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*) plus followers of forbidden groups: |
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- " Arbeiterpartei
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10.000
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- " Devrimci Sol " - |
1.200
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11.200
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altogether |
42
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18.600
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4
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7.800
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17
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30.900
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63
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57.300
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The number of periodically appearing publications of extremist foreigner organizations climbed to 82 (1995: 76). The increase rests on increasing journalistic activity islamistischer organizations.
Individually published:
The most publications are published by Turkish and kurdischen groups (28 and/or 15).
3. Power drives and other law injuries
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The internal security of the Federal Republic of Germany was hurt also 1996 through atrocities of foreign extremists and terrorist like murder, arson, injury and breach of the peace. The total number of these atrocities, which had grown in the years 1993 to 1995 continually, went back however 1996 for the first time again easily on now 269 (1995: 283). Declining were particularly power drives of followers it - " Arbeiterpartei Kurdistans " - (PKK). Against it the militancy of Turkish left-wing extremists has gained. You/They were responsible for the predominant number of the committed atrocities. |
Rivalries under Turkish left-wing extremist demanded again a dead. At that 27. August was shot dead in Duisburg a member the Turkish - " Communists party - setup organization " - (COMMUNIST PARTY - Iö). Them - " Marxist - Leninistische Communist party " - (MLKP) has itself to the deed known.
The majority of the burning impacts and other destruction drives of foreign extremists and terrorist conformed, like in the preceding years, not at German arrangements. Rather objects were attacked predominantly deputy for public arrangements in the homeland, like foreign banks, islamische centers, culture unions, travel agencies and shop businesses.
The atrocities reached in the months of January, March and July peaks: Turkish left-wing extremists committed in the January in reaction to violently proceeded prisoner revolts in the Turkey in the border of a nationwide wave of protest among others numerous burning impacts on Turkish arrangements like travel agencies and culture unions. In the connection with demonstrations it came to the 9.März in Bonn on the occasion of the international woman day and to the 16.März in Dortmund on the occasion of the kurdischen of New Year party to heavy riots of Pkk - followers and following individual burning impacts also in German arrangements.
In the July followers committed Turkish linksextremistischer groups on the occasion of a hunger strike in the Turkey of arrested political friends among others more than 50 burning impacts on chiefly assembly rooms, shop businesses and restaurants of Turks in the territory of the federal republic.
The PKK explained in the July their solidarity with the hunger strike. There are reference points for it, that some of the burning impacts are to be numbered Pkk - followers.
The number of criminal drives altogether sank on 544 (1995: 590). With it in the following survey listed - " others law injuries " - deals it like in the preceding year to the large part with criminal offenses of followers forbidden kurdischer and Turkish groups against the union law.
Development of the law injuries with proven or to supposing ausländerextremistischem background
1994 - 1996
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Survey over atrocities and other law injuries with proven or to supposing ausländerextremistischem Hintergrund1 ) |
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1995 |
1996 |
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Homicide offenses |
1 |
1 |
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Tried homicide offenses |
0 |
1 |
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Bombs attack |
1 |
2 |
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Brandanschläge2) |
188 |
120 |
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Landfriedensbrüche3) |
15 |
27 |
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False imprisonments |
4 |
13 |
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Raub/Erpressungen4) |
13 |
44 |
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Injuries |
19 |
23 |
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Property damages with
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Constraints |
12 |
14 |
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Atrocities altogether |
283 |
269 |
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Threats of violence |
31 |
15 |
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Other Gesetzesverletzungen5) |
276 |
260 |
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Entire |
590 |
544 |
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1) For statistical reasons each atrocity and/or other law injury was counted only once, even if she/it consisted of several single deeds or was committed by several perpetrators jointly. If several criminal offense stocks were realized through an act, so is counted exclusively the more with difficulty weighing violation: To the example the riots were demolished at the 9. März in Bonn, at them followers it - " Arbeiterpartei Kurdistans " - (PKK) police officers hurt, the furniture of a restaurant and damaged numerous car and bicycles, only as an atrocity - a case of breach of the peace - gewertet.
The survey contains executed and tried drives. Threats of violence are listed separately. z. B are minor criminal offense, this. the numerous Schmieraktionen with slight property damages, are not contained in the survey, since about this are not to be determined always reliable statements.
The number survey is based on the data material, which transmits the Federal office for protection of the Constitution and was rated by him/it. A multitude fewer weighty criminal offense, particularly property damages, constraints, resistance acts, simple injuries as well as violations against the union law are recorded predominantly only in the police Kriminalstatistik. The figures affect the status of that 21. February 1997.
2) Includes arsons and all property damages under usage of burning means.
3) 1996: of it at least 9 breaches of the peace with injuries
1995: of it at least 7 breaches of the peace with injuries and a breach of the peace with attempted murder
4) In the range of donation money extortions must be exit from a high darkness numeral. Numerous donation money blackmail attempts are joined with z. T. grievous bodily harms.
5) Other law injuries in this sense are violations against Straf - and bus money instructions in recognizable connection with politically extremist activity (z. B. Offend against the collection - or the union law, trespass, property damages).
Atrocities with proven or to supposing
ausländerextremistischem background
Ideological alignment the perpetrator
Atrocities with proven or to supposing
ausländerextremistischem background
Monthly comparison
Protection of the Constitution report 1996
