German soldier charged in far-right plot against politicians
Source: Associated Press
David Rising, Associated Press
Updated 10:09 am, Tuesday, December 12, 2017
BERLIN (AP) — A German military officer has been indicted on allegations he plotted to kill prominent political figures and blame the attack on refugees, prosecutors said Tuesday, in a case that raised concerns about extremism in the country's military.
Federal prosecutors said they charged the 28-year-old, identified only as 1st Lt. Franco Hans A. in line with German privacy rules, with planning an act of violence as well as violating weapons and explosives laws.
The soldier, stationed with a Franco-German brigade in Illkirch, just across the border from Kehl in France, also is charged with theft and fraud in the Dec. 4 indictment.
Prosecutors allege the suspect, whom they described as a "right-wing nationalist," managed to pose as a Syrian asylum-seeker and planned to carry out his attack under that identity so that refugees would be blamed.
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