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Three men arrested in Germany in suspected far-right Reichsbuerger plot probe
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Posted on August 7, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
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Three men in Bavaria arrested for involvement in Reichsbuerger plot to overthrow the German government. Investigations continue.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Three men were arrested in Bavaria on Thursday as part of an investigation into the far-right Reichsbuerger group, suspected of plotting to violently overthrow the last German government and the constitutional order, Munich prosecutors said.
The Reichsbuerger (Citizens of the Reich) movement rejects modern German democracy as illegitimate and its followers argue they are citizens of a monarchy that endured after Germany's defeat in World War One, despite its formal abolition.
Dozens of members, whose leaders include German aristocrat and property investor Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, are on trial across Germany after the suspected plot was uncovered in 2022.
The defendants have denied charges of terrorism and high treason.
Prosecutors said they believed the men arrested on Thursday, who were not named, supported the movement or were involved in plot preparations. Specifically, they are suspected of taking part in firearms training in 2022 at a former army shooting range with members of the group who have already been arrested.
"According to the available information, these shooting exercises served to prepare for a possible attack on the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament)," prosecutors said.
Searches were conducted at eight locations in the states of Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia early on Thursday.
(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle; Writing by Madeline Chambers; Editing by Matthias Williams and Alison Williams)
The Reichsbuerger movement rejects modern German democracy as illegitimate, claiming its followers are citizens of a monarchy that survived after Germany's defeat in World War II.
The three men arrested are suspected of supporting the Reichsbuerger movement and being involved in preparations for a violent plot, including taking part in shooting exercises.
The defendants have denied charges of terrorism and high treason related to the alleged plot to overthrow the German government.
Prosecutors conducted searches at eight locations across Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia as part of the investigation into the Reichsbuerger group.
One of the leaders of the Reichsbuerger movement is Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, a German aristocrat and property investor, who is currently on trial along with other members.
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