German extremist arrested over operating alleged darknet assassination marketplace

German prosecutors have arrested a suspected far-right extremist accused of plotting the assassination of senior politicians through a website on the darknet, authorities said Tuesday.

The 49-year-old German-Polish national, identified only as Martin S., was detained in Dortmund earlier this week, according to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office. He is suspected of creating an online platform used to collect cryptocurrency donations to fund the killings of elected officials he had marked with “death sentences.”

The site also published instructions for making explosives and contained personal information about potential victims. It had reportedly been active since at least June.

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