Brand attack with a fatal intention: Process against Hasser in Moabit!

Brand attack with a fatal intention: Process against Hasser in Moabit!

On Monday, June 16, 2025, a 35-year-old man will be charged with the Berlin-Moabit criminal court. This case is related to an alleged arson in the apartment of a neighbor in the Neu-Hohenschönhausen district. The defendant is said to have tried to set fire to a neighbor's apartment and kill him from a National Socialist attitude, so reports rbb24 .

The incidents occurred in December of last year when the accused emitted several liters of gasoline in front of his neighbor's apartment door. Then he returned to his own apartment to get a lighter. But an attentive neighbor noticed the suspicious activities and alerted the police. When arrested, the accused expressed that he hate foreigners. In his apartment, the police found motor oil canister and bottles with washing petrol and acetone, which further underpinned the allegations against him. The indictment includes attempted murder.

connection with brand series in Lichtenberg

In the period after the accused was arrested, there was another fire in the neighboring Lichtenberg. A basement burned there in an eleven -storey house on Wednesday morning. From this incident, two people had to be taken to the hospital, while 20 other residents temporarily became homeless. The police confirmed that in this case too, intentional arson is assumed. The investigation is on the fire commissioner of the State Criminal Police Office, as there are indications of possible connections to previous arson in the area that has included around 20 basement fires since February 2022, such as nd -aktuell reported.

Above all, the documentation by the Lichtenberger register, which covers rights and racist incidents, gives rise to concern about continuing these arson and possible right -wing extremist background. There is suspicion of a right -wing extremist attack series, since a suspect is associated with a racist threatening letter. Another suspect has already been acquitted of the allegation of the arson, while the procedure against his accomplices is still pending.

right -wing extremism in Germany

These incidents fit into a worrying trend: According to the protection of the constitution, the potential of violence -oriented right -wing extremists in Germany has increased to around 15,300 people. The entire right -wing extremist personal potential was as high in 2024 with 50,250 people as it has been in years. In particular, the number of right -wing extremist crimes has increased significantly - 37,835 cases were registered in 2024, which corresponds to an increase of 47.4 % compared to the previous year. The increase in assault offenses with xenophobic background and xenophobic acts of violence is also alarming, such as communicated.