Five Germans went on trial on Wednesday over a far-right plot to kidnap the country's health minister and overthrow the government in protest against Covid-19 restrictions.
Prosecutors say the four men and one woman wanted to"trigger civil war-like conditions in Germany by means of violence... to cause the overthrow of the government and parliamentary democracy".
As the indictment was read out, she sat with her head bent over a rubbish bin saying that she was"afraid of throwing up".Elisabeth R. is said to have convinced the group that the German empire of the 19th century was the country's true system of government, and an authoritarian ruling order should be re-established.
"In order to be able to put her ideas into practice, R. sought out persons who were prepared to depose the government by force," prosecutor Wolfgang Barrot told the court.The group planned to trigger a nationwide blackout by damaging power lines before abducting Lauterbach, killing his bodyguards if necessary, according to prosecutors.
According to the indictment, they had tried to contact Russian President Vladimir Putin to ask for support for their new government.Threats and even murder plots against politicians are on the rise thanks to"strong social polarisation" in German society, especially on online platforms, he said.
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