extremism
Suspected member of the “Emperor’s Group” charged
Reich flags during a rally (symbolic image). photo
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They wanted to sail into Russian waters and ask President Putin for help in a coup in Germany. This is what it says in the indictment that has now been brought against a Reich citizen in Hamburg.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged him with supporting a terrorist organization and aiding and abetting the preparation of a treasonous enterprise Hamburg charges have been brought against a 66-year-old suspected Reich citizen.
The man from the Bad Bramstedt area is accused of supporting the so-called “Imperial Group” since the beginning of 2022, the Hamburg prosecution said. He is also due to appear before the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court for violating the weapons law.
The aim of the “Imperial Group” is to replace the free-democratic basic order of the Federal Republic with an authoritarian government system modeled on the Constitution of the German Empire of 1871.
According to the public prosecutor’s office, members and supporters of the group are said to have planned, among other things, to enter Russian territorial waters by ship and to contact Russian President Putin in order to secure his military and political support in the establishment of a new state.
Reintroduction of the Imperial Constitution of 1871
The now accused 66-year-old is said to have run several groups on the Telegram platform on the topic of reintroducing the Imperial Constitution of 1871. At the beginning of 2022 he was contacted by a member of the “Kaiserreichsgruppe” and informed of their intentions. He then declared his willingness to take part in the coup – including the trip to Russian territorial waters. He also introduced members of his chat groups to the Reich group and took part in several meetings.
The man, who was arrested at the end of November last year, was also said to be in possession of a live revolver with over 100 rounds of ammunition and other rifle ammunition. If convicted, he could face several years in prison.
In January last year, the Federal Prosecutor General brought charges against the alleged main actors of the “Imperial Group” at the Koblenz Higher Regional Court, where the main hearing is currently underway. Further proceedings had been handed over to the public prosecutors general of the federal states.