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Three go on trial in Germany over plot to overthrow government
Three men went on trial in Munich on Wednesday over allegations they had ties to an extremist group that plotted to overthrow the government and kidnap a minister. The men are accused of backing the self-styled "United Patriots" group, part of Germany's Reichsbürger scene. AdvertisementTwo further people, a man and a woman, were also jailed in April 2025 for being accomplices in the plot. There were around 26,000 Reichsbürger in Germany in 2024, according to the federal domestic intelligence agency (BfV) -- up from around 25,000 in 2023. In the most shocking case so far, a group of Reichsbürger led by the self-styled aristocrat Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss are currently on trial in three separate courts for plotting to overthrow the government.
Source: The Local April 02, 2026 02:47 UTC
