Extremism - "Citizens of the Reich" wanted military material
The alleged "Reich Citizens" group, which is said to have planned a coup, wanted to procure military equipment via a former officer of the National People's Army (NVA) of the GDR, according to files of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH). A suspected member of the group around Heinrich XIII Prince Reuß had been in contact with the man via chat, according to a ruling published on Thursday by the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe on the continued pre-trial detention.
The federal prosecutor's office had the suspect arrested in May 2023 in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg. He is said to have joined the organization in July 2022 at the latest and participated in its military part. According to statements by a co-defendant, the man was in charge of an area within a so-called homeland security company and took part in several meetings of the group's military arm in this capacity, the decision states. Furthermore, the two had drawn up equipment lists and inspected a barracks area as a base for the unit.
In a chat with the former NVA officer in October 2022, the accused had shown interest in purchasing various items of clothing and equipment from Bundeswehr and NVA stocks. Jointly drafted lists of military equipment were seized from the co-defendant. According to the BGH documents, these included several thousand items of clothing, more than 300,000 rounds of ammunition, armored vehicles (the Dingo, Wiesel and GTK Boxer types are mentioned), military heavy transporters ("Mammut with loading crane") and armored reconnaissance vehicles (Fennek). (Ref. AK 87/23)
"Reich citizens" are people who do not recognize the Federal Republic of Germany and its democratic structures. The large-scale anti-terror raid against the group around Henry XIII Prince Reuss in December 2022 caused quite a stir. A few weeks ago, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it had charged 27 suspects before the higher regional courts in Frankfurt am Main, Munich and Stuttgart. There are dozens more suspects.
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- The alleged "Reich Citizens" group, under the leadership of Heinrich XIII Prince Reuß, had contacts with a former officer from the National People's Army (NVA) of the GDR, as revealed in documents from the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe.
- The federal prosecutor's office arrested a suspected member of this group in May 2023 in the district of Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, following a large-scale anti-terror operation.
- The arrested individual was charged with procurement of military equipment, including several thousand items of clothing, over 300,000 rounds of ammunition, and various types of armored vehicles, according to the seized chat messages and equipment lists.
- Prior to this arrest, the man had joined the group in July 2022 and held a position within a so-called homeland security company, where he participated in meetings related to the group's military arm.
- The group, which denies the legitimacy of the Federal Republic of Germany and its democratic structures, has been involved in several other incidents of extremism and terrorism as reported by German news outlets.
- The "Reich Citizens" movement is considered a danger to Germany's national security, and the federal prosecutor's office continues to monitor and investigate the group's activities, with dozens more suspects currently under investigation.
Source: www.stern.de
