Germany: 5 linked to Reichsburger movement jailed for plotting coup
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Germany: 5 linked to Reichsburger movement jailed for plotting coup

Firstpost  

A German court has jailed five members of a far-right extremist group for plotting a coup and planning to kidnap the country’s health minister. Masked German police officers guard a house after having arrested eight suspected members of a right-wing militant group driven by racist ideology and conspiracy theories who had been training in warfare for the downfall of the modern German state, in Dresden, Germany, November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel A German court has sentenced five members of an extremist group linked to the Reichsbürger movement for planning a coup and plotting to kidnap the health minister, The Guardian reported. It was one of several trials targeting the wider far-right movement, whose members adhere to conspiracy theories and reject the legitimacy of the modern German state.

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5 convicted of plotting to overthrow the German government and kidnap former health minister
2 weeks, 4 days ago

5 convicted of plotting to overthrow the German government and kidnap former health minister

LA Times  

A prisoner transport van is parked Thursday in front of the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany, where five people were convicted of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup. A German court on Thursday convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former health minister. Prosecutors said they intended …

Reichsbuerger trial: German coup plotters in court for one of largest criminal cases in country’s history
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Reichsbuerger trial: German coup plotters in court for one of largest criminal cases in country’s history

The Independent  

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Germany convicts left-wing activists for attack on neo-Nazis
1 year, 9 months ago

Germany convicts left-wing activists for attack on neo-Nazis

Al Jazeera  

A 28-year-old woman and her three accomplices were sentenced to prison for their roles in a series of attacks on neo-Nazis and other right-wing sympathisers. A court in eastern Germany has sentenced a 28-year-old woman to five years and three months in prison for taking part in a series of attacks on neo-Nazis and other right-wing sympathisers over a period …

Germany detains 3 more suspects linked to far-right coup plot
1 year, 10 months ago

Germany detains 3 more suspects linked to far-right coup plot

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that criminal police have detained three more suspected far-right extremists who are linked to an alleged plot by the Reichsbuerger, or Reich Citizens, movement to topple the country’s government. Adherents of the Reich Citizens movement reject Germany’s postwar constitution and have called for bringing down the government. German security agencies have disrupted …

Germany Begins Trial of Five involved in Far-Right Plot to Kidnap Minister, Topple Govt
1 year, 10 months ago

Germany Begins Trial of Five involved in Far-Right Plot to Kidnap Minister, Topple Govt

News 18  

Five people go on trial in Germany on Wednesday accused of planning a far-right coup and plotting to kidnap the country’s health minister. Federal prosecutors say the group is linked to the Reich Citizens scene that rejects the legitimacy of Germany’s postwar constitution and has similarities to the Sovereign Citizens and QAnon movements in the United States. Prosecutors say they …

Five go on trial in Germany over far-right plot to kidnap health minister, topple government
1 year, 10 months ago

Five go on trial in Germany over far-right plot to kidnap health minister, topple government

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Five people go on trial in Germany on Wednesday accused of planning a far-right coup and plotting to kidnap the country’s health minister. Federal prosecutors say the group is linked to the Reich Citizens scene that rejects the legitimacy of Germany’s postwar constitution and has similarities to the Sovereign Citizens and QAnon movements in the United States. Prosecutors …

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