stern research showed that Attila Hildmann does not have Turkish citizenship and the star revealed where the dangerous anti-Semite is: he has been living in Kartepe, in north-west Turkey, since the summer.

This would pave the way for the 41-year-old to be arrested and then extradited to Germany – at least in theory. Because Turkey has signed the European Convention on Extradition. Since the Turkish authorities have an international arrest warrant against Hildmann, they would first have to act and arrest the wanted person before the extradition could be carried out in cooperation with the German authorities.

But whether an arrest is to be expected, whether the Turkish authorities are cooperating with the Germans or whether, as the "Berliner Zeitung" recently reported, extradition is even imminent - the Berlin public prosecutor's office has remained silent on all of this. And not just them. "The questions cannot currently be answered with regard to the open investigation," her spokesman replied to the star.

The Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ) with the subordinate Federal Office of Justice is officially responsible for extradition requests to other states. But even from these two houses there was no comment on the cause Hildmann. "I ask for your understanding that the BMJ generally does not comment on questions about specific extradition procedures in order not to endanger any criminal prosecution and international cooperation," said a spokeswoman for Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) when asked by Stern. This already applies to the question of whether there is an extradition request or not. A spokesman for the Federal Office of Justice answered almost exactly the same word on the phone. The Foreign Office in Berlin also said that they generally did not comment on individual cases in detail. And the Federal Criminal Police Office in Wiesbaden referred back to the Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office.

Five authorities, no concrete answer. At the end of the official announcements, it is not even clear to what extent there are any efforts on the German side to bring Hildmann to court in this country.

One thing is clear: the Berlin public prosecutor's office and the German Consulate General in Istanbul have the exact whereabouts of Hildmann. But it is also clear that the hands of the German authorities are tied as long as the Turkish police do nothing. German officers are not allowed to arrest people in other countries.

But the calls for the German side to become more active and, if necessary, to increase the pressure on the Turkish authorities are getting louder. One of the victims of Hildmann's violent fantasies, Green Party politician Volker Beck, said to Stern: "The rule of law must have an interest in enforcing its rights. Hildmann must be held criminally responsible." Beck considers the former cookbook author to be dangerous. He had threatened the Green politician with death in the summer of 2020.

At the latest during the protests against the coronavirus protective measures, Hildmann drew attention to himself with his radical statements, including inciting hatred against Jews and spreading (also anti-Semitic) conspiracy stories. He does not recognize the free-democratic basic order of the Federal Republic and is associated with the "Reichsbürger" ideology.

After starting investigations, Hildmann left Germany for Turkey at the end of 2020. The Tiergarten District Court issued an arrest warrant, and the Berlin prosecution authorities called in Interpol and Europol. Initially, the public prosecutor assumed that Hildmann had both German and Turkish citizenship and therefore could not be extradited from Turkey to Germany. According to stern research from last week, the authority had to admit misinformation: Hildmann is only a German citizen, so extradition after a possible arrest by the Turkish police is possible.

The public prosecutor accuses the right-wing extremist of, among other things, hate speech, insults, threats and public incitement to commit crimes. If extradited and subsequently convicted in Germany, he could face several years in prison.

"The search for Attila Hildmann - the whole story!" can be seen live on stern TV on RTL this Wednesday at 10:35 p.m.