German group accused of plotting coup go on trial

It’s an alleged coup plot featuring a German aristocrat, a “massive arsenal” of weapons and the belief that Queen Elizabeth II’s death might have been a secret “signal” to act.

The trials of people allegedly connected to the so-called Reichsbürger movement are underway with those accused of being ringleaders set to appear before judges.

Plotters are said to have hatched a scheme to violently overthrow the German government.

Investigators claim that the conspiracy theorists believed the country was being run by a “deep state”.

The hearing in Frankfurt on Tuesday is the highest profile of three trials following nationwide raids in 2022.

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