"Reich citizens" wanted to recruit police officers and soldiers
Created: 2022-12-07Updated: 2022-12-07 08:44
A sign reading 'Police' hangs at a police headquarters.
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According to the federal prosecutor's office, the suspected "Reich Citizens" group primarily wanted to recruit members of the Bundeswehr and the police for the planned overthrow of the state.
At at least four meetings in Baden-Württemberg last summer, suspected members campaigned for the terrorist organization and its goals, the authority said on Wednesday in Karlsruhe.
Karlsruhe - In November, suspects in northern Germany specifically wanted to win over police officers for the association.
In October, members of the "military arm" scouted out Bundeswehr barracks in Hesse, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria "to inspect their suitability for housing their own troops after the overthrow."
dpa