Second "Reichsbürger" Trial Begins In Frankfurt, Prince Neuss Among Defendants

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MAY 21: Defendant Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss (C) between his defense lawyers on the first day of the second "Reichsbürger" ("Empire citizens") trial at the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt courthouse on May 21, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Nine defendants, including the co-ringleader, a far-right aristocrat named Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, are facing trial for their involvement in a conspiracy of the "Patriotic Union" to violently overthrow the German government and revive the German Empire. Police raided the group in 2022 and arrested 25 people, including Reuss, as well as former Bundestag MP and Alternative for Germany (AfD) member Birgit Malsack-Winkemann and former police and special forces members. The other accused are facing trials in Frankfurt am Main and Munich. (Photo by Boris Roessler-Pool/Getty Images)