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The Sun
07-08-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
German prince-linked coup plot sees three more arrests
BERLIN: German police confirmed three additional arrests in an alleged far-right coup plot connected to Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss. Prosecutors revealed the 2022 plot aimed to overthrow the government by attacking the German parliament. The plan allegedly sought to install Prince Reuss, an aristocrat and businessman, as the new head of state. Authorities linked the conspiracy to the extremist Reichsbuerger movement, which denies the legitimacy of modern Germany. Conspiracy theories, including QAnon, reportedly influenced the group, which compiled 'lists of enemies.' The three men detained are accused of belonging to a terrorist organisation and preparing high treason. Around 300 officers conducted raids in Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia as part of the operation. Prince Reuss and other key figures were first arrested in December 2022. Currently, 27 suspects, including Reuss, are on trial in Munich, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt courts. The latest arrests involve suspects who allegedly underwent firearms training in Bavaria in April 2022. Prosecutors believe the training was meant to prepare for an attack on Berlin's Bundestag. Other accused include a former AfD politician, an ex-army lieutenant colonel, and a retired KSK special forces soldier. – AFP
Euractiv
07-08-2025
- Politics
- Euractiv
Three arrested over alleged far-right ‘coup plot' linked to German prince
The plot was allegedly an offshoot of the so-called Reichsbürger – or Citizens of the Reich – movement of extremists and gun enthusiasts who reject the legitimacy of the modern German republic AFP Aug 7, 2025 12:35 2 min. read News Service Produced externally by an organization we trust to adhere to journalistic standards. German police said Thursday they had arrested three more suspects in an alleged far-right coup plot linked to a prince that has seen 27 people go on trial. Prosecutors say the plot uncovered in 2022 aimed at attacking the German parliament, usurping power and installing aristocrat and businessman Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss as head of state. The plot was allegedly an offshoot of the German Reichsbürger , or Citizens of the Reich, movement of extremists and gun enthusiasts who reject the legitimacy of the modern German republic. Those involved are said to have taken inspiration from conspiracy theories, including the global QAnon movement, and drawn up "lists of enemies". The three men arrested Thursday are part of a group of six suspected of "belonging to a terrorist organisation" and of "preparation of high treason", police and prosecutors in Munich said in a statement. Some 300 police took part in the operation that saw raids on locations in the states of Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia. In December 2022 police arrested Reuss himself and other key suspects in the plot. A total of 27 alleged ringleaders, including Reuss, are currently on trial in courts in Munich, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt. Those arrested on Thursday are accused of taking part in firearms training at an old army facility in Bavaria in April 2022. Prosecutors suspect the training was in preparation for the planned attack on the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, in Berlin. Aside from Reuss, the alleged plot also involved an ex-politician for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a former army lieutenant colonel and an ex-soldier in the KSK special forces unit. (vib)
