Reichsbürger “Königreich Deutschland” trial opens in Düsseldorf, Digi Mart USA News (Düsseldorf, Germany): The trial against four alleged leaders of the Reich citizen group “Kingdom of Germany” begins today before the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf. The federal prosecutor’s office accuses the main defendant, Peter Fitzek, 61, of founding the self-proclaimed “Kingdom of Germany” and leading it as a criminal organization.
According to the indictment, Fitzek and three co-defendants allegedly tried to replace the state’s legal order with their own structures. The group reportedly ran its own banking and insurance system and a network of registry offices with branches in Dresden, Ulm, Menden and Wittenberg, which issued fantasy identity documents.
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) banned the group in May 2025. It was then the largest nationwide Reich citizen and self-administration group.
According to the group itself, the “Kingdom of Germany” (KRD) had about 6,000 supporters in May 2025, while security authorities estimated around 1,000.
Members were promised tax and social contribution exemption. Between 2020 and 2025, the group allegedly collected around 10 million euros through unauthorized banking and insurance business, donations and seminars.
According to the federal prosecutor, these revenues were not declared to tax authorities, and no wage tax or social security contributions were paid for employees.
Prosecutors say more than two million euros in taxes were evaded in this way. A private currency, the “E-Mark” or “New German Mark,” was reportedly worth 1.10 euros, according to the federal prosecutor’s office.
The trial is being held at a high-security annex of the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf. A total of 52 hearing days are scheduled through September 2027.
