Trial Dates Set for Suspects in German Coup Plot

The Frankfurt court schedules the trial for nine alleged leaders of a far-right coup plot aiming to overthrow the German government for May 21.

The trial involves nine suspected members of a far-right plot, including a self-styled prince and a former far-right lawmaker, accused of planning to attack the German parliament and install a new government.
Federal prosecutors have charged a total of 27 people in connection with the plot, which allegedly includes plans to negotiate a post-coup order primarily with Russia.
The suspects are believed to have been radicalized by a mix of conspiracy theories, including Reichsbuerger and QAnon ideologies, and aimed to replace the government with their own institutions.
The group allegedly had access to a massive arsenal of weapons and was prepared to forcibly eliminate the existing state order.
Additional trials for other suspected members of the nationwide extremist network are scheduled in Stuttgart and Munich.