All about the coup plot in Germany
2022.12.08 07:19
All about the coup plot in Germany
Budrigannews.com – The arrests of 25 suspected members of a far-right group, who prosecutors believe were preparing a violent coup to install a German aristocrat as national leader, were made public on Wednesday, shocking Germany.
In the coming days, authorities anticipate additional arrests and raids.
The plot and the seriousness with which the German authorities view it are described in detail below.
The plotters intended to carry out a coup in Berlin and were influenced by the ideology of the far right and contemporary deep state conspiracy theorists, such as QAnon, whose supporters were among those arrested following the storming of the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
The group, many of whom belonged to the Reichsbuerger (Citizens of the Reich) movement, planned to storm the Reichstag in Berlin, arrest lawmakers, and appoint aristocrat Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss as head of a new state, according to investigators.
“The fun is over now. He was quoted as saying, “We’re going to flatten them all,” according to German media.
The group intended to establish new government departments and an army with a “homeland protection company” made up of experienced Bundeswehr soldiers.
According to General Prosecutor Peter Frank, he was convinced that the suspects, who include people who are equipped with weapons and know how to use them, were determined to act and posed a real threat.
According to Frank, this was evident in their efforts to recruit current and former army members and in their stockpiling of weapons.
The eastern state of Thuringia’s Prinz Reuss is thought to have a stash of weapons in his hunting lodge; weapons were found at 50 of the more than 130 properties that were searched.
Frank stated that the suspects had also acquired equipment, such as protective vests, and that some of them were practicing shooting.
Although they were unlikely to succeed in overthrowing the government, other experts and investigators claim that they were prepared to use violence.
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“We have a dangerous mix of people who believe things that are not true. “Some of them have a lot of money, while others have weapons and a plan to launch attacks,” said Wolfgang Muench, head of the BKA federal criminal police.
“We intervened because that makes it dangerous.”
According to General Prosecutor Frank, he did not know of a specific attack date, but the group had discussed external reasons for acting quickly.
He stated to ARD television, “We are convinced that the group was going to strike.” “In December, now was the right time for us to act,” he added.
The raids that took place on Wednesday involved more than 3,000 members of the police and security forces.
Experts say that this operation, which is the result of years of surveillance, demonstrates that things have changed since the intelligence agencies were widely criticized in 2011 when they discovered the National Socialist Underground (NSU) neo-Nazi cell. Between 2000 and 2007, the NSU was responsible for the deaths of nine immigrants and a policewoman.
Thomas Haldenwang, a new head of the federal domestic intelligence agency, has taken over following in-depth investigations into the intelligence flaws that kept the NSU a secret for so long. He has repeatedly emphasized the dangers posed by conspiracy theorists and the far right.
Experts also say that the coalition government led by Social Democrat (SPD) Chancellor Olaf Scholz and SPD Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has been more aggressive than the conservative government led by Angela Merkel.
