![Boris Roessler Main defendant Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, center, is seen at the start of a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/00d168f5a399403ea2811208302f5552/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Main defendant Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, center, is seen at the start of a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)
![Boris Roessler Defendant Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, center, sits at the start of a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/53776952ffce436bbb60d61fc81305ad/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Defendant Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, center, sits at the start of a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)
![Boris Roessler Presiding judge Jürgen Bonk arrives to open a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2f309e3232974a56b57d4646a499f9ca/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Presiding judge Jürgen Bonk arrives to open a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)
![Michael Probst German police officers stand under barbed wire securing a temporary courtroom that was built for a trial starting on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/310bca3f42064fe9a12a0ac1a3519506/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
German police officers stand under barbed wire securing a temporary courtroom that was built for a trial starting on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
![Boris Roessler Main defendant Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, right, stands between his defence lawyers while another defendant hides her face behind a file folder, during a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/64f261023004423b85e00618c02ab9fb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Main defendant Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, right, stands between his defence lawyers while another defendant hides her face behind a file folder, during a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)
![Michael Probst German police officers stand under barbed wire securing a temporary courtroom that was built for a trial starting on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/70ac3243ebb4414faed438e2848106e9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
German police officers stand under barbed wire securing a temporary courtroom that was built for a trial starting on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
![Boris Roessler Main defendant Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss looks up at the start of a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5f02ee97327a403d92140a3729b1702c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Main defendant Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss looks up at the start of a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)
![Michael Probst A defendant is being escorted to a temporary courtroom that was built for a trial starting on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are going on trial in Frankfurt on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/50c67b2eeb2c4be09b5b09d74fbad521/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A defendant is being escorted to a temporary courtroom that was built for a trial starting on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are going on trial in Frankfurt on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
![Michael Probst The defendant is lead to a temporary court room that was built for a trial starting on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are going on trial in Frankfurt on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3759e8e61da24e629f0a96e6ece6b7f5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The defendant is lead to a temporary court room that was built for a trial starting on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are going on trial in Frankfurt on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
![Boris Roessler FILE - Masked police officers lead Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, right, to a police vehicle during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Frankfurt, Germany, on Dec. 7, 2022. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday May 21, 2024, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2fd170a19e284c9c8fdc92b640fbd027/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Masked police officers lead Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, right, to a police vehicle during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Frankfurt, Germany, on Dec. 7, 2022. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday May 21, 2024, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP, File)
![Boris Roessler Main defendant Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, left, arrives for the trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4ff408d93c0e4e369edfb5e9534bac73/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Main defendant Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, left, arrives for the trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)
![Boris Roessler A defendant hides her face behind a file folder, center, at the start of a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d84d57d92bc146e5a6d2a3811619a459/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A defendant hides her face behind a file folder, center, at the start of a trial against the alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot, in the Sossenheim branch of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the large number of defendants, lawyers and media dealing with the case. (Boris Roessler/Pool Photo via AP)