Reichsbürger movement led by antisemitic pseudo-aristocrat driven by hatred for democracy, says minister
The men are charged with high treason, attempted murder, and membership of a terrorist organisation in relation to the alleged coup, which was. They are identified as belonging to the “military wing” behind the group’s ringleader, the 72-year-old self-styled aristocrat Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss.
Tight, airport-style security controls held up the planned start of Monday’s trial by more than an hour. The first day was expected to be taken up by the reading of the 33-page indictment. Those on trial on Monday include former and existing members of the armed services, including the elite force, as well as a police officer. One of them, identified in the court documents as Markus L, is accused by prosecutors of shooting at two police officers who stormed his house to arrest him.
Prosecutors said the accused had stored up to €500,000 in cash, along with 380 guns, 350 bladed weapons and just under 150,000 rounds of ammunition, which they referred to among themselves by the codename “bonbons”.Speaking before the trial, Andreas Singer, the president of the Stuttgart court, told journalists: “We’re not just talking about a group of nice avuncular figures who had a few strange ideas.
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