Germany has launched an investigation into its own police force to flush out anti-government extremists in its ranks.
It was reported that Germany's state police forces have begun disciplinary proceedings against over a dozen officers who are allegedly members of the so-called Reich Citizens Movement.
A spokesman for Germany's Interior Ministry, Johannes Dimroth, said on Monday that two federal police officers were also being investigated.
The probe follows a series of violent incidents involving members of the Reich movement.
The movement refuses to acknowledge the legitimacy of the post-war German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
Dimroth said, "Ideological agreement with the goals of this group stands in stark contrast with what's expected of serving police officers."
But he said there would not be a general screening of all civil servants.
An officer died two weeks ago after being shot by a self-styled Reich citizen.
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