They are said to have planned a coup in Germany and knowingly accepted deaths: in the case of the “Reichsbürger” network around Henry XIII. Prince Reuss’s first trial is now scheduled. The negotiations start at the end of April.
In the case of the alleged “Reichsbürger” network around Henry XIII. A date has been set for a first trial for Prince Reuss. The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court announced that it will be negotiating the allegations against nine alleged members from April 29th. The network is said to have planned to overthrow the democratic order by force and to create its own state.
Suspected members of the group’s so-called military arm are to stand trial in Stuttgart. The Higher Regional Court set numerous additional trial days until the beginning of 2025. The defendants are accused of membership in a terrorist organization. They are also said to have prepared a treasonous operation.
The Federal Prosecutor’s Office brought a further 18 charges before the higher regional courts in Frankfurt am Main and Munich. However, a decision has not yet been made about the admission of the charges and the opening of main proceedings. In Frankfurt, the suspected ringleaders are to be tried in particular, and the other suspected members are to be tried in Munich.
Plans for a new state
The background is a large-scale anti-terror raid shortly after St. Nicholas Day 2022 in several federal states and abroad, which led to the arrests of the defendants.
The investigators said at the time that the total of 27 suspects had already worked out the basic outlines of their overthrow plans and knowingly accepted deaths. In addition, work has already begun to set up a Germany-wide system of 286 militarily organized associations. As “head of state” Henry XIII would have. Prince Reuss should act.
Reuss is a German real estate entrepreneur and is considered one of the most important players in the “Reichsbürger” movement. He is a representative of various conspiracy ideologies.