Revealed the list of enemies of the German putschists

According to the news of Die Tageszeitung (taz), one of Germany’s influential newspapers, on the list of 18 people of one of the arrested suspects, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, the president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU ), Friedrich Merz, the Social Democratic Party Co. -Chairman Saskia Esken, The names of 7 Bundestag members such as the CDU politician Armin Laschet and the names of journalists are included.

SPD leader Esken, one of the names on the “Enemies List,” said in a statement on the subject: “We must not underestimate the danger posed by this pro-violent group. “These people don’t just dream up conspiracy theories, they had concrete plans that they wanted to implement,” he said.

In the indictment by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, which carried out the investigation, it was claimed that the suspects who were allegedly preparing the coup planned to enter the German Bundestag with a small armed group to arrest government members and deputies.

The indictment stated that said group intensified coup preparations since November 2021 in order to carry out an armed coup against Parliament.

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In the 2021 report by domestic intelligence, which bills itself as Citizens of the German Empire (Reichsbürger), it was claimed that 5 percent of the group, which includes more than 21,000 people, is made up of far-rightists.

In the report, it was noted that the group, whose 2,100 members were reportedly willing to use violence, did not recognize Germany as a legitimate state, and while some of its members adhered to the idea of ​​a “German Empire under the monarchy” . , some were “pro-Nazi” and some members were “still in the military in Germany”. They were believed to be under occupation. (AA)