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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/21/germany-puts-alleged-leaders-of-suspected-far-right-coup-plot-on-trialGermany puts alleged leaders of suspected far-right coup plot on trial
Nine defendants, including Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss, go on trial in Frankfurt for treasonous 2022 coup plot.
21 May 2024
A prince, a former MP and former army officers are among nine defendants who have gone on trial in Germany, accused of masterminding a conspiracy theory-driven plot to attack the German parliament and topple the government.
cutors accuse the group of preparing a treasonous undertaking to storm the Bundestag and take MPs hostage.
Tuesdays proceedings at the regional court in Frankfurt are the second of three trials against defendants linked to the 2022 putsch plan.
Eight suspected members of the coup plot took the stand in Frankfurt, as well as one woman accused of supporting their efforts to overthrow Chancellor Olaf Scholzs government.
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Nine defendants, including Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss, go on trial in Frankfurt for treasonous 2022 coup plot.
21 May 2024
A prince, a former MP and former army officers are among nine defendants who have gone on trial in Germany, accused of masterminding a conspiracy theory-driven plot to attack the German parliament and topple the government.
cutors accuse the group of preparing a treasonous undertaking to storm the Bundestag and take MPs hostage.
Tuesdays proceedings at the regional court in Frankfurt are the second of three trials against defendants linked to the 2022 putsch plan.
Eight suspected members of the coup plot took the stand in Frankfurt, as well as one woman accused of supporting their efforts to overthrow Chancellor Olaf Scholzs government.
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Germany puts alleged leaders of suspected far-right coup plot on trial (Original Post)
sl8
May 2024
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no_hypocrisy
(48,788 posts)1. It's 1924 again
Beer Hall Putsch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch
Irish_Dem
(57,435 posts)2. Overthrowing democratic governments is popular these days.
I wonder why.
gab13by13
(25,232 posts)3. Someone should text this article to Merrick Garland.
The leaders of the coup were arrested for planning a coup and 1 year and 4 months later they are sitting in a courtroom.
Germany isn't normalizing the far right fascists.
gab13by13
(25,232 posts)4. Wondering if the Germans
would arrest the leaders of Project 2025? Maybe Garland should investigate them?