Members of the far-right Reichsbürger (Reichsbürger) movement believe in deep-state conspiracy theories that deny the existence of Germany's post-World War II Federal Republic and oppose the German government's legitimacy. The German terrorists actually went as far as plotting to create a civil war.
The federal prosecutor's office announced Monday that five people have been charged with treason for allegedly plotting to topple the German government.
The accused, each of whom had ties to Germany's far-right Reichsbürger scene as well as other neo-Nazi groups, wanted to incite "civil war-like conditions in Germany by means of violence" in order to destabilize the government, according to the prosecutor. In addition, the defendants are accused of plotting to abduct German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.
Ich danke allen Ermittlern und dem BKA für den Schutz und die Festnahme. Die BKA Beamten riskieren ihr Leben für uns. Das ist eine große Leistung. https://t.co/aGfkmltUoO
Lauterbach expressed gratitude to investigators and the German Federal Criminal Police for the arres...