Process against Reichsbürger: The accused does not appear for negotiation!

The trial against a 66-year-old man, who is supposed to be a member of the "Reichsbürger" and "Self-Manager" movement, has started at the Zweibrücken district court. However, the accused did not appear at the beginning of the procedure, which led to a delay of three hours. He had reported sick, but not presented a medical certificate. The police were forced to find the accused at his registration address in Krembach-Kaulbach (Rhineland-Palatinate) and to bring it to court, such as the Saarbrücker Zeitung reported.

In the allegations against the accused, the anti -constitutional influence on security organs as well as the disparage of the state and its symbols. The so -called "imperial citizens" and "self -managers" reject the existence of the Federal Republic of Germany and its legal system. The accused is said to have spread the ideas of this movement between 2017 and 2018 in 20 letters. These letters were sent to the Nuremberg Higher Regional Court, the JVA Passau and various police stations.

content of the letters and personal views

The Federal Republic of Germany is denied state and sovereignty in the letters sent. The accused called for the restoration of the German Reich and expressed criticism of the post -war administration. In particular, he described the FRG as "illegal state of the law" and demanded "denazification". Although the accused admitted to having sent the letters, he said that he did not want to "undermine the basic order of the FRG" and emphasized that his statements were an expression of his dismissal about Angela Merkel's asylum policy.

The accused described himself as the "most peaceful person" and denied that he was part of the Reich Citizens' Movement. Referring to his point of view that the German territory should exist before the First World War, he also terminated his identity card. He lives as a member of the "Indigenen Volks Germans" and continues to pay taxes. The documents were sent on behalf of the "Volksstaat Bavaria", but without reading them completely. The presiding judge indicated that there may be aid for criminal liability.

The negotiation will continue on January 14th at 9 a.m. in the Zweibrücken district court.

The "Reich Citizens' Movement" includes groups of right -wing extremists and conspiracy theorists. Their core ideology is anti -Semitic, historical revisionist and democratic. The Federal Ministry of the Interior estimates that there are several hundred members of this movement nationwide, which often regarded the Basic Law as a "continuation of the war against the German Reich", such as the Federal Center for Political Education performed. These groups often refuse to pay taxes and do not recognize German legislation, which leads to an increased potential for conflict.