»Kingdom of Germany«: The End of the Fantasy State

Peter Fitzek created a fantasy state with himself at the forefront. Why did the authorities allow him to be granted for 13 years? SPIEGEL editor Wolf Wiedmann-Schmidt gives insights into the »Reichsbürger« scene.

An ultra group has tried to build a parallel state without taxes, vaccines or democracy. Germany has banned it, but the authoritarian virus remains active. They call themselves the Kingdom of Germany, but they are neither a kingdom, nor represent Germany, nor respect the minimum foundations of democratic coexistence. The federal government has decided to outlaw this organized delusion, a parallel structure with more than 6,000 followers who reje…