Coup plotters in Germany will be tried for belonging to a terrorist organization

Among those detained as part of the investigation by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office are Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, a former deputy from the far-right Alternative Party for Germany (AfD), who is serving as a judge, and businessman Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, who is believed to be the leader of the organization.

In the “surprise attack”, which is described as the largest operation in the history of the Republic and involved more than 3,000 security guards, there are also specially trained active and former soldiers, including personnel from the security forces. special KSK of the German army.

DETAILS OF THE PROSECUTOR’S INJECTION

In the prosecutor’s office indictment, the suspects were described as “members of a terrorist organization that aims to bring its own order of government, which has formed broadly by changing the current state order in Germany.”

In the indictment, it was stated that the actions the group members planned to carry out through the use of military vehicles and the use of violence against state officials included committing murder.

In the prosecution’s indictment, it was also claimed that members of the said group did not recognize Germany’s current borders and believed that a so-called “deep state” was running the country, and that they planned to participate. in maintaining order until the main objective was achieved through a “military arm” that would be formed by the seizure of power. In addition, it was stated that the members of the group knew that some deaths could occur during this transition period, but they saw them as necessary in the system change.

The indictment stated that the group focused on coup preparations from November 2021, and there were activities such as management style planning, equipment supply, shooting training, recruiting new members during the preparations.

The indictment also included in detail who will be in what position on the newly established “Council” to be governed by Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss.

The indictment also contained suspicions that individual association members made concrete preparations to enter the German Bundestag with a small armed group.

The members of the group, who do not recognize the current German government and define themselves as Citizens of the German Empire (Reichsbürger), will be tried for belonging to a terrorist organization.

WHAT IS THE REICHSBÜRGER?

According to the 2021 report of domestic intelligence, which is considered Citizens of the German Empire (Reichsbürger), 5 percent of the group, which includes more than 21,000 people, is made up of far-rightists.

According to the report, whose 2,100 members are willing to use violence, the group does not recognize Germany as a legitimate state, while some of its members adhere to the idea of ​​a German empire under the monarchy, while others are pro-Nazi. . Some members also believe that Germany is still under military occupation. (AA)