German prosecutors said on Tuesday they had arrested a man accused of using the darknet to call for attacks on politicians, which dpa understands included former chancellors Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, reported dpa. The man had solicited donations online in the form of cryptocurrency to use as bounties for the killings, federal prosecutors said. The German-Polish national had allegedly compiled lists with the names of politicians and public figures on a platform he operated on the darknet, which is a hidden area of the internet often used by criminals. He had also published self-written death sentences, instructions on how to build explosive devices and sensitive personal data related to potential victims. German news magazine Der Spiegel reported that the "death list" of more than 20 people on the platform, entitled "Assassination Politics" in English, also included former ministers, as well as judges and prosecutors. The platform reportedly also featured right-wing extremist and racist ideological elements, and conspiracy theories. Federal prosecutors based in Karlsruhe charged the man with financing terrorism, instructing the commission of a serious act of violence endangering the state and disseminating personal data in a way that endangers the public. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said investigations in the case had been ongoing since June. "We assume that the suspicion of terrorist financing will be confirmed," he added. Security forces in Dortmund arrested the suspect on Monday evening in the western city, where he lives with his family. A court in Karlsruhe will decide later Tuesday whether he should be remanded in custody.