5 May 2014
Prague - Police have busted a Czech cell of the Wotan
Jugend neo-Nazi organisation from Russia and accused five of its members of
support for and promotion of movements aimed at suppressing human rights and
freedoms, Prague police spokeswoman Andrea Zoulova told ČTK today.
The accused face up to five years in prison if found
guilty, Zoulova added.
Detectives, from the anti-extremism squad, were
looking into the establishment of a Czech cell of the Wotan Jugend Russian
neo-Nazi organisation by a 21-year-old foreigner, living permanently in the
Czech Republic, and another man, who is in prison now for racially motivated
violent crimes.
Prague policemen were investigating the case for a few
months, Zoulova said.
According to the police, the Wotan Jugend movement was
founded by members of the Moloth band in Russia in 2008. It is to provide
ideological, promotional and financial support to prisoners convicted of crimes
with racial, ethnic, national and other similar motives.
The movement is closely connected with the
"National Socialist" black metal music style, mainly with Moloth.
Wotan Jugend gains money for its activities by the
sale of clothing, stickers, CDs and other items with the movement´s motive or
Moloth´s emblem and by staging concerts, sport events and public fund-raising
campaigns.
