Five Convicted in Germany for Far-Right Coup Plot and Kidnap Plan

German court sentences members of the United Patriots for high treason and terrorism, aiming to overthrow the government and restore imperial rule.

A German court convicted five members of the far-right United Patriots group for plotting to overthrow the government and kidnap former Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.
The defendants received prison sentences ranging from two years and ten months to eight years for high treason and membership in a terrorist organization.
Prosecutors revealed the group planned to cause nationwide blackouts by bombing power grids and creating chaos to facilitate their coup attempt.
The group was linked to the Reichsbürger movement, which rejects Germany’s postwar constitution and seeks to restore the 1871 imperial constitution.
Authorities emphasized that while the plot was not close to execution, the group had obtained weapons and funds, marking them as dangerous criminals.