Germany arrests self-declared 'king' and bans his extremist group1 day ago Share Save Damien McGuinness BBC News in Berlin Share SaveBBC Self-declared king Fitzek told the BBC he had no interest in modern GermanyA self-declared "king" of Germany and three of his senior "subjects" have been arrested and their group banned for attempting to overthrow the state. Peter Fitzek, 59, was among those arrested in morning raids across seven states on Tuesday, which involved about 800 security personnel. The government banned their group, the Reichsbürger, or "citizens of the Reich", which seeks to establish the Königreich Deutschland, or "Kingdom of Germany". In an interview with the BBC in 2022 he denied having any violent intentions, but also described the German state as "destructive and sick". Reuters German police carried out a series of raids on Tuesday, arresting the leaders of the extreme-right Kingdom of Germany