German authorities arrested at least 25 people on Thursday, as part of nationwide raids targeting a far-right group that was plotting to overthrow the government.
Investigators said that the group, which consists mainly of members of the Reichsbuerger movement, was plotting to overthrow the state and install a member of a German noble family as a national leader.
The Reichsbuerger movement is a group of Germans who believe that the 1871 borders of the German Empire still stand, failing to recognize modern-day Germany and its borders as a legitimate state.
Prosecutors said that the group was inspired by conspiracy theories from both the Reichsbuerger and the US’ QAnon, the conspiracy theory that fueled its advocates to storm the Capitol building in January 2021.
Many of the suspects are over 50, and they encompass right-wingers, COVID deniers and people who reject the modern German state. According to German media, more arrests are to be expected in the upcoming days.
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