The far-right and ex-military figures have been trying to conspire against the government in Germany.Attempts to Overthrow Germany Government Failed by arresting 25 accused of plotting a coup.
Minor aristocrat Prince Heinrich XIII, far-right and ex-military figures are alleged to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag to seize power.
Heinrich XIII comes from an old noble family known as the House of Reuss, which ruled over parts of the modern eastern state of Thuringia until 1918. All the male members of the family were given the name Heinrich as well as a number.
A minor aristocrat described as Prince Heinrich XIII, 71, is alleged to have been central to their plans. He is one of the ring leaders among the arrested across 11 German states.
The suspects include the QAnon movement who believe their country is in hands of a deep state and the plotters are believed to be members of the extremist Reichburger who also refuse to recognise the modern German State. They have been in sight of German police over such violent attacks and racist conspiracy theories.
Major anti-terror operations and armed attacks on constitutional bodies were planned as per Justice Minister Marco Buschmann.
Three thousand officers took part in 130 raids across much of the country, with two people arrested in Austria and Italy. Those detained were due to be questioned later in the day.
Members realized that only military means and violence against representatives can help them to rule Germany with departments covering health, justice and foreign affairs. They had established plans to do so.
Since November the group and members of its central RAT (council) had held regular meetings. The members were conspiring since November 2021.
They had planned to abduct Health Minister Karl Lauterbach while also creating civil war conditions to bring an end to Germany’s democracy. The investigators uncovered the kidnap plot last April involving a gang who called themselves United Patriots.
Birgit Malsack-Winkermann was among the 25 people arrested who was a judge and returned to her role last year and former far-right AFD member Bundestag is also suspected of being part of the group while a prominent lawyer was also hired to handle foreign affairs of the group under Prince Heinrich’s leadership.
The plotters were also planned for military arm runs and were made up of active and former members of the military and ex-elite soldiers from special units. Under the guidance of second ring leader Rudiger von P who was suspected of trying to recruit police officers in northern Germany and of having an eye on army barracks too.
Several violent attacks have been linked to Germany’s far-right in recent years. In 2020, a 43-year-old man shot dead nine people of foreign origin in the western town of Hanau, and a Reichsbürger member was jailed for killing a policeman in 2016.
The Reichsbürger movement is estimated to have as many as 21,000 followers, of whom around 5% are considered to belong to the extreme right.
