GP, celebrity chef and astrologer among defendants in third trial linked to far-right Reichsbürger
Eight alleged members of the German far-right Reichsbürger are to go on trial accused of a plot to violently overthrow the state, in the third in a row of similar court cases being held across the country.
The defendants, including a GP, a celebrity chef and an astrologer, are accused of serving as the plot’s leadership council and, prosecutors say, were set to become a cabinet in waiting if the group’s plan to storm the parliament building and overthrow the government had succeeded.
Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/trial-begins-of-eight-accused-of-plotting-to-overthrow-german-state
Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin
Publish date : 2024-06-18 04:00:03
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.