Source: Global Network
[ Global Network Report Reporter Zhang Xiaoya] " New York Times " said that the so-called coup planners plan to kill the German Chancellor" - "Russia Today" (RT) and other foreign media noticed on the 14th that the US New York Times recently quoted sources and revealed that the German police thwarted a coup planned by the far-right wing gang. The gang conspired to attack the German Parliament building and even killed the German Chancellor Scholz .
RT, citing the New York Times, said that German police conducted a large-scale raid last week and found that the above-mentioned extreme right-wing gang had hoarded guns and planned to attack the German Parliament building and seize power. According to sources, 40 guns were seized in the raid, and German law enforcement agencies suspected that more weapons might be hidden.
reported that the New York Times quoted three officials "familiar with the investigation" in its leaked article saying that documents found at the residence of members of the gang showed that the gang also intends to kill Scholz. It is reported that there are more than 100 copies of the confidentiality agreement in the seized documents. The signatories vowed to keep the relevant plan confidential and the violators will be killed.
RT continues to say that the gang is allegedly composed of a far-right group - so-called "imperial citizens", who believe that Germany after World War II is not a sovereign state. It is said that if the plan is successful, a descendant of a German nobleman would become the new head of state, who had allegedly tried to establish contact with the Russian consulate in Leipzig. In addition, it is reported that a Russian is also among the suspects. According to the New York Times, 23 members of the criminal gang have been detained by German police, and another 31 are under investigation.
RT said that Russian President's press secretary and spokesman for Kremlin , Peskov, previously denied in his comments on the case that Russia had any involvement with the planners, and said that the so-called conspiracy was a matter in Germany.