German coup suspect targeted for his pandemic beliefs, lawyer says
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STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) -The lead suspect in the case against nine men accused of plotting a violent coup against the German state was targeted by prosecutors for his role in organising demonstrations against pandemic-era restrictions, his lawyer told a court on Monday. The defendant, Marco van H., was a victim of the assumption that anybody who disagreed with COVID-19 social distancing measures was a dangerous extremist, his lawyer argued. "This is against the people who organised...

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