[CEP Senior Advisor] Extremism expert Alexander Ritzmann said on the Tagesschau news program that “active clubs” serve one purpose: to build a network of right-wing extremists who are prepared to fight and use violence.

“Tomasz Szkatulski is known as the founder of a far-right clothing brand, and is linked to the Nazi organization Blood and Honour, which is classified as a terrorist organization in Canada and banned in Germany. By participating in King of the Streets on at least five occasions, he has reached an audience of millions. Among other things, he is seen fighting on a busy bicycle bridge – in central Gothenburg. Alexander Ritzmann, an expert on right-wing extremism at the Counter Extremism Project, believes that Szkatulski is using King of the streets as a platform to expose himself and his brand.”

“This cell was particularly serious,” said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a terrorism researcher at the Counter Extremism Project who keeps tabs on the digital accounts of the Base. “It should be noted that the group’s cell in Spain had its own public Telegram channel, which is unusual, where they repeatedly called on others to join the group, shared photos of weapons training and urged militant action.”