Overview
- Jörg S., 24, told the court he is "right-wing and national" but denied criminal intent, describing survival and combat activities as nonpolitical.
- Prosecutors charge eight men with membership in a terrorist organization and preparing a treasonous plot to seize parts of Saxony and set up a National Socialist–aligned state.
- Testimony and reporting describe an alleged FBI undercover offering house-to-house fighting instruction, a detail the defense cites to question the investigation.
- Defense lawyers sought to lift pretrial detention for some clients and branded the proceedings a show trial, accusing federal prosecutors of overreach.
- The Higher Regional Court in Dresden has slated more than 66 additional hearing days as evidentiary disputes continue.