In a planned abduction of the governor of Michigan in the Midwestern United States, the US Department of Justice has indicted six people and revealed that they had been training to abduct the governor by arming them with guns.
In October, members of a radical group were caught in the case, alleging that they were planning to abduct Governor Whitmer of the Democratic Party of Michigan, and 14 people have been charged so far.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on the 17th that a grand jury in the federal district court in Michigan has charged six of the prosecuted men with conspiracy to plan to abduct the governor.
According to the complaint, the six were trained to abduct the governor by arming them with guns and, in some circumstances, were preparing to kill police officers, and could be sentenced to life imprisonment if convicted. Is that there is.
Local media reports that the abduction was planned by white supremacists and others who opposed the new coronavirus infection measures taken by Governor Whitmer.
Governor Whitmer has severely criticized President Trump's stance, saying that Trump's failure to explicitly blame these groups encouraged his work.