The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that Hassan M., a Lebanese, and Abdel Latif W., a German-Lebanese, were arrested near Cuxhaven in the north of the country.
On Wednesday, the German judiciary announced the arrest of two suspected members of the Lebanese Hezbollah in the country, on charges of promoting and carrying out activities in favor of the pro-Iranian organization.
The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that Hassan M., a Lebanese, and Abdel Latif W., a German-Lebanese, were arrested near Cuxhaven in the north of the country.
According to the prosecution, the two men joined the ranks of Hezbollah, and Abd al-Latif W. In the party in 2004 and Hassan M. in 2016.
It is suspected that they acted as Hezbollah representatives in the Bremen region, engaged in activities and spoke on behalf of the organization, as well as supporting preachers and organizations in Germany close to Hezbollah.
The two men are scheduled to appear on Wednesday before the investigating judge, who will take a decision on the prosecution’s request to place them in pretrial detention.
Many countries consider Hezbollah, or its military wing, to be a terrorist organization, including the United States, European Union countries, the United Kingdom, and the majority of member states of the Arab League.
In Germany, the activities of the political wing of the party, which regularly organized anti-Israel demonstrations, were allowed for a long time, before they were banned in 2020 in the country.
