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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Tue May 21, 2024, 05:11 AM May 2024

Germany puts alleged leaders of suspected far-right coup plot on trial

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/21/germany-puts-alleged-leaders-of-suspected-far-right-coup-plot-on-trial

Germany 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.

Tuesday’s 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 Scholz’s government.

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Germany puts alleged leaders of suspected far-right coup plot on trial (Original Post) sl8 May 2024 OP
It's 1924 again no_hypocrisy May 2024 #1
Overthrowing democratic governments is popular these days. Irish_Dem May 2024 #2
Someone should text this article to Merrick Garland. gab13by13 May 2024 #3
Wondering if the Germans gab13by13 May 2024 #4

gab13by13

(24,934 posts)
3. Someone should text this article to Merrick Garland.
Tue May 21, 2024, 06:09 AM
May 2024

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

(24,934 posts)
4. Wondering if the Germans
Tue May 21, 2024, 06:19 AM
May 2024

would arrest the leaders of Project 2025? Maybe Garland should investigate them?

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