The "imperial coup" that was calmed by the German police last week has made new progress a few days ago. This matter not only directly involves the personal safety of German Chancellor Scholz , but also suspected to involve the Russian side.
It is reported that after some investigation and interrogation, the German police found that once the "imperial coup" is successful, German Chancellor Scholz will be in "life-threatening" because there is evidence that those involved in the coup have penetrated into the German government. After the coup is initiated, they will work with outside armed personnel to capture the German Parliament building and seize power.
(German police launched an arrest operation)
The ins and outs of this matter can be traced back to the beginning of this month. At that time, the German police dispatched more than 3,000 police officers and conducted a large-scale arrest operation nationwide, arresting 25 people in 11 states and at least 27 others on the run. These people belong to a far-right group called "Imperial Citizens" who were accused of planning a coup in an attempt to overthrow the current republic system and replace it with an imperial system similar to the Second German Empire.
To summarize the system of the Second German Empire in one sentence, it is a constitutional monarchy with great imperial power and extremely small parliamentary power. The imperial system established after the Meiji Restoration of Japan was basically the second German Empire.
What is even more surprising is that the coup leader who led these more than 50 people turned out to be an old man who was already in his seventies. "Heinrich XIII", 71 years old this year, is a wealthy real estate developer. He should have enjoyed family happiness at home, but he is obsessed with his "noble blood": Heinrich XIII's ancestors belonged to the ancient German noble Reus family, and their family had their own territory before the fall of the Second German Empire in 1918.
(Heinrich XIII)
"Heinrich XIII" has a strong far-right thought. He believes that modern Germany has "degenerated". He once said in a public speech in 2019 that Germany is now a "sovereign country" and is just a "subordinate" of the United States. Germany's so-called three-power system is just an "illusion".
According to the German police, once the coup is successful, Heinrich XIII will become the "Emperor of the Empire", and due to his extreme thoughts, the German police have actually included him on the "key surveillance list".
(German police have already taken action)
In fact, to a certain extent, Heinrich is indeed correct. In recent years, the German government has made many stupid operations on internal affairs; and in the diplomatic field, since the resignation of Merkel , Germany has gradually lost its independence and is becoming more and more like the "vassal" of the United States.
Germany's internal and external dilemma not only made extreme right wing like Heinrich, but also frustrated many ordinary people with less extreme political stances and turned to the arms of far-right organizations such as "Imperial Citizens".
German data shows that in 2016, less than 10,000 people in Germany were members of the "Imperial Citizens" organization; and by this year, the number of members of the organization has risen to 23,000, an increase of more than 2,000 last year.
(German right-wing elements held a rally to protest their government)
But in fact, most members of the "Imperial Citizens" are not extreme right-wing elements. The survey shows that among the more than 20,000 members of the "Imperial Citizens" organization, less than 1,000 people hold extreme anti-government ideas. They believe that modern Germany is not the legal successor to German empire , and Germany should restore the border before 1937.
There are many people from the German bureaucracy: among the first people arrested, there are former German parliamentarians, Winkman, who is currently a judge in Berlin. It is said that he will serve as attorney general after the coup is successful; there is also Rudiger, who once served as the battalion commander of the paratrooper battalion. According to the German police, their plan is to attack the Capitol , occupy the parliament with internal personnel, and assassinate Prime Minister Scholz.
(German Chancellor Scholz)
. Most of the other organization members participated in the "Imperial Citizen" organization movement, but they were dissatisfied with reality and did not have strong anti-government ideas. The common characteristics of most of them are that they are older, and at the bottom of society, have low incomes and even rely on social welfare for a long time to survive.
Although this attempted coup has been successfully stopped by the German police, it also reminds Germany and the entire Europe that if the economic situation in Europe continues to deteriorate, then the activities of this extreme right-wing force will only be more active, and the trend of "turning to the right" will become increasingly unstoppable.
(German people protest on the streets)
Unfortunately, from the moment, the German government does not seem to learn from this attempted coup. After the incident, Germany actually pointed its finger at Russia, saying that the coup was supported by Russia, a "external force". German police said that before the arrest began, Heinrich XIII tried to contact the Russian Consulate in Leipzig, and he met at least twice with Russian diplomats.
Of course, Russia quickly denied this. Russia said that the matter was purely German internal affairs and that "related to Russia" was just a conspiracy theory that is not worth mentioning. Although this matter is still confusing and is waiting for further investigation results, this behind-the-scenes related to Russia still make the whole incident more magical.
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