Trial begins for German far-right group accused of plotting coup

The first members of a far-right group that allegedly plotted to attack the German parliament and overthrow the government will go on trial in Stuttgart on Monday.

Nine suspected participants in the coup plot will take the stand in the first set of proceedings to open in the sprawling court case, split among three courts in three cities.

The suspects are accused of having participated in the "military arm" of the organization led by the minor aristocrat and businessman Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss.