German Chancellor Scholz said after 25 people were arrested on suspicion of being involved in terrorist organizations plotting to overthrow the state, "I think these arrests show that our country is strong." , stressed that the incident had been prevented and that German democracy would not be shaken.
Germany's federal prosecutors said on the 7th that 25 people, including a man claiming to be from aristocracy who called himself Heinrich XIII and an incumbent judge who had served as a member of the Bundestag of a right-wing political party until last year, were involved in a domestic terrorist organization. arrested on suspicion.
The 25 people are also suspected of plotting to overthrow the state and establish their own government, and planning to break into the Bundestag with an armed group.
On the 8th, the day after the arrest, German Chancellor Scholz was asked about the incident at a press conference and expressed displeasure, saying, "It is a surprising and very unpleasant incident."
On the other hand, he also said, "I think that this arrest shows us that our country and our democracy are strong," emphasizing that the government has prevented the incident and that Germany's democracy will not be shaken. did.
Chancellor Scholz's remarks appealed to the public to calm down, and we can see the magnitude of the impact that this incident had on German society.