INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES au NEWSLETTER SIGNUP My account Log Out May 21, 7:45 PM AEST Business News Sports Technology Entertainment NEWSLETTER My account Log Out Australia edition Business News Sports Technology Entertainment Editions Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States NEWSLETTER Follow Us Editions Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States Politics & Policy German Coup Plot: Who Are The Alleged Ringleaders? By Femke COLBORNE Published 05/21/24 AT 7:45 PM AEST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard Share on Pocket Policemen stand guard in front of a hall set up as a courtroom as judge and former MP for the far-right Alternative for Germany Birgit Malsack-Winkemann (4th L) and other defendants (not in picture) arrive for the trial against a prince, a former MP and ex-army officers accused of masterminding a conspiracy theory-driven plot to attack the German parliament and topple the government, on May 21, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. AFP The prime suspects from a group of conspiracy theorists accused of plotting to overthrow the German government went on trial in Frankfurt on Tuesday. These are the group's alleged ringleaders: Aristocrat Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss is said to have been the main leader of the coup plot and was supposed to be installed as Germany's new head of state if the bizarre plan had succeeded.
Reuss, 72, is a descendant of a noble.
