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  02 Apr 2024, 15:00

Trial of alleged German coup plot ringleaders to start May 21: court

BERLIN, April 2, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The trial of the alleged ringleaders in a suspected far-right plot to attack the German parliament and overthrow the government will begin on May 21, a court said Tuesday.

The aristocrat and businessman Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss and a suspect identified only as Ruediger v.P. are among nine alleged participants in the coup plan who will stand trial in Frankfurt, the regional court in the city said in a statement.