Five people convicted of plot to overthrow German government and kidnap minister

Five people convicted of plot to overthrow German government and kidnap minister
A prisoner transporter van in front of the Higher Regional Court building after the court convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)

A German court has convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former health minister.

The Koblenz Higher Regional Court sentenced the four ringleaders to prison sentences between five years and nine months to eight years. A fifth defendant received a sentence of two years and 10 months, German news agency dpa reported.

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