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Reuß Describes 'Day X' Expectations as Defense Challenges Length of Pretrial Jailing

The testimony spotlights a gap between faith in an outside "Erdallianz" versus prosecutors' claim of a planned violent coup.

Overview

  • Heinrich XIII. Prinz Reuß, who continued his statement Tuesday on day 127 of the Frankfurt trial, said he only stood by to serve after an expected intervention by a so‑called "Erdallianz."
  • He told the court he anticipated a September 2022 blackout and an allied takeover, even wrapping phones in foil and shutting off heat, before nothing happened.
  • His lawyer, Roman von Alvensleben, urged courts to reassess the proportionality of continued custody after roughly three and a half years in pretrial detention.
  • Prosecutors say nine defendants built a terrorist group, planned to storm the Reichstag, and aimed to replace Germany’s order with their own design.
  • A related Munich case features a co‑defendant who said he accepted the possibility of violence, a statement reported as implicating ex‑KSK soldier Peter Wörner in the Frankfurt case.