Terrorism accusation
“Reichsbürger” trial started: Prosecution outlines plan for violent overthrow
The defendant Birgit Malsack-Winkemann (M.) next to her lawyer at the start of the Reichsbürger trial
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On the first day of the Frankfurt trial against the “Reichsbürger” group around Prince Reuss, the prosecution read out their allegations. It’s about the plan for a violent overthrow.
In the terror trial against the “Reichsbürger” group around Henry XIII. Prince Reuss has the reading of the Prosecution started. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office accuses the nine defendants of being members of a terrorist organization or of having supported it. Reuss acted as a ringleader, said the representative of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in his presentation to the Higher Regional Court.
Accusation of a treasonous company
The terrorist organization was founded at the end of July 2021. A violent coup was planned. To do this, an armed group broke into the Reichstag building in Berlin and arrested members of the Bundestag and members of the federal government. The charge is partly based on planning a treasonous enterprise. Violation of the weapons law is also among the allegations against some of the defendants.
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According to the prosecution, the starting point was a deep rejection of state institutions and the free-democratic basic order. The defendants were linked to each other through conspiracy theories and narratives from “Reich citizens”.
Bumpy start to the “Reichsbürger” process
The defendants include ex-Bundeswehr soldiers and a former AfD member of the Bundestag. The defendants are presumed innocent until a verdict is reached.
The process initially got off to a rather bumpy start. Among other things, the defense lawyers made numerous motions – the Senate rejected these after breaks in deliberations. Therefore, the reading of the charges only began after the lunch break.