Farright crime rising

Berlin police arrested a 53yearold German man on suspicion of sending dozens of threatening letters to politicians, lawyers and journalists that were signed with the acronym of a neoNazi group, as officials warned Tuesday that statistics show a disturbing rise in farright extremism across Germany. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said farright crime rose 5.65% in 2020, accounting for more than half of all criminality categorized as “politically motivated.” The suspect, whose name wasn’t released for privacy reasons, has previous convictions for “numerous crimes, including ones that were motivated by rightwing ideology,” said prosecutors in Frankfurt, who are handling the case.