A German court has sentenced five individuals, linked to the extremist Reichsburger movement, for conspiring to kidnap Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and plot a coup. They sought to trigger civil unrest through violence, even planning to sabotage the power grid under a scheme named 'Silent Night'. The defendants, aged between 46 and 77, received sentences ranging from just under three years to over eight years in prison, highlighting a significant crackdown on a broader far-right movement that rejects modern Germany's legitimacy. The case exemplifies rising extremist threats in the country.
The Koblenz higher regional court sentenced five members of the Reichsburger-linked group for plotting a coup to kidnap health minister Karl Lauterbach, aiming to ignite civil war.
The plotters planned to create chaos in Germany through violence, including sabotaging the power grid under the operation 'Silent Night' to seize state power.
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