German police strike against child porn platforms
Berlin: After years of investigations, German police in Bavaria have clamped down on an international child pornography ring and shut down three darknet platforms.
Six suspects were arrested in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (BLKA) and the federal state's Central Office for Cybercrime (ZCB) said in a statement on Friday.
The suspects are believed to have worked as administrators, programmers or moderators of the platforms, according to the German authorities. All arrests were made last year.
The illegal darknet sites had been used by several thousand people in Germany and abroad. They wrote around 120,000 posts and distributed more than 20,000 images and videos of child pornography per month.
A 22-year-old moderator of the illegal platform, who was arrested in Germany at the end of last year, remains in pre-trial custody.
In addition to the six arrested main suspects, more than 30 users of the platforms and consumers of "relevant media content" in Germany and abroad were identified by BLKA's undercover investigators.
(With UNI inputs)
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
From media mogul to prisoner: Jimmy Lai convicted in Hong Kong national security trial
A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media baron Jimmy Lai after finding him guilty of colluding with foreign forces under the city’s controversial National Security Law (NSL).
Survivor of Oct 7 Hamas attack hurt in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre
An Israeli man who survived the October 7 Hamas attack was among those injured during Sunday’s terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which left 16 people dead, Australian media reported.
Sydney turns red: Father–son duo behind Bondi Beach massacre, child among 16 dead
Australian police have identified the attackers behind the Sydney Bondi Beach massacre as a father and son, according to local media reports.
Unarmed hero at Bondi Beach: Fruitseller Ahmed al Ahmed snatches gun from shooter, saves lives
Dramatic footage of the deadly attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach has gone viral, showing a bystander risking his life to disarm one of the shooters and potentially save several lives.
Latest News
Railways Ministry sanctions final location survey for new Jirania–Bodhjung Nagar Rail line in Tripura
Warm welcome, big diplomacy: Indian PM Narendra Modi starts three-nation tour in Jordan
Veteran Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer found dead in LA home; police probe as culpable homicide
India strengthens diplomatic ties: Jaishankar to visit Israel following UAE dialogue
