BERLIN: A vice-president of the German parliament or Bundestag said on Friday that lawmakers will review security measures after a former MP was detained over a suspected conspiracy to overthrow the sitting government.
The conspirators are believed to be fans of Citizens of the Reich or Reichsbuerger. The Reichsbuerger is a movement whose ideology covers a spectrum of individuals who are conspiracy theorists, far-right extremists, and gun enthusiasts.
Speaking to the Funke media group, Green Party’s Katrin Goering-Eckardt said that the security measures for the Bundestag will be examined carefully and subsequently will be adjusted accordingly.
German parliament to security assess
Among those detained by police across Germany on Wednesday included a judge of a Berlin court who is a former AfD party lawmaker. Birgit was a member of parliament from 2017 to 2021. AfD party is a far-right outfit.
Birgit and her fellow plotters have been accused of planning to forcefully enter Bundestag through violent means.
A list comprising 18 names who were termed as enemies were recovered from one of those detained, stated a TAZ daily report. It added that those targeted included top-level journalists and politicians.
The Reichsbuerger group’s agenda was to install Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss as leader of Germany, while Birgit would have taken over the justice portfolio in a new government. – AFP/APP
