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Reichsbürger Trials: Defendant Hildegard L. Dies in Hospital

Her lawyer has filed complaints over medical treatment in custody.

Overview

  • Hildegard L., 71, a defendant in the cases against the network around Heinrich XIII. Prinz Reuß, died in hospital, as confirmed by her defense and the Munich Higher Regional Court.
  • Prosecutors accuse the group of plotting a violent overthrow of Germany’s constitutional order, including plans targeting the Bundestag, allegations she had denied in court statements.
  • According to the indictment, she was alleged to be a co‑founder and part of a unit called “Transkommunikation” responsible for the spiritual vetting of prospective members.
  • Her case was severed from the Munich trial in late June due to illness, her arrest warrant was later suspended, and she had previously been held in pretrial detention since December 2022.
  • Her attorney, Marc Jüdt, says he filed a criminal complaint against three doctors at JVA Aichach over alleged inadequate care, while the sprawling proceedings continue in Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart with further arrests reported in August.