27 Germans were sentenced on charges of terrorism and an attempt to overthrow the government

German prosecutors have announced that the case facing 27 people, including the country's former member of parliament, on suspicion of plotting a coup against the government will begin to be heard soon.

Dec 16, 2023 - 08:13
27 Germans were sentenced on charges of terrorism and an attempt to overthrow the government
27 Germans were sentenced on charges of terrorism and an attempt to overthrow the government

According to Euronews television, the German Prosecutor's Office has announced that 27 people, including a former member of the country's parliament with extreme right-wing positions, will soon be tried on suspicion of terrorism due to an attempt to overthrow the government. Euronews has reported that this group's attempt to overthrow the German government was revealed last year, and after that a large number of perpetrators were arrested. According to the information provided by the German Prosecutor, the 9 suspects of this case, all of whom are German citizens, are accused of being members of a "terrorist organization" established in July 2021 with the aim of "overthrow the German government by armed attack." Some suspects of the coup attempt, Germany.

After a strong search by the security forces and the police in several places in Germany last year, it was revealed that the group bought firearms and planned to attack the Parliament of the country. Among the other accusations of the 9 suspects in this case is "planning high treason". One of the suspects is a German known as "Prince Heinrich XIII" who is said to have been planned to become the interim leader of Germany after the overthrow of the current government. In December last year, the New York Times of the United States revealed that members of the right-wing group "Reich Citizens" linked to the coup plot in Germany, they wanted to kill the Chancellor of that country, Olaf Schultz.