Overview
- Reuß told the court he agreed to sign a symbolic “peace treaty,” provided rooms and moderated meetings, calling that an “unforgivable error.”
- He rejected the prosecution’s portrayal of him as a ringleader, said he is “not a terrorist,” and claimed no knowledge of a planned Reichstag attack he called “idiotic.”
- He acknowledged having believed in a supposed secret “Allianz” and claims about underground abuses, which he now describes as unreal and the result of being misled.
- Prosecutors allege the network planned to storm the Bundestag, detain lawmakers and install a transitional government with Reuß as provisional head; searches earlier found weapons, ammunition and gear for home‑defense units.
- The Frankfurt case is one of three trials involving 26 defendants, most still in pretrial custody, with Reuß’s partner released this month and further defense detention challenges planned; his statement will continue next week.