A German army officer accused of planning to attack one or more politicians while posing as a Syrian asylum seeker to try to pit blame on migrants was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison on Friday.
The elaborate ploy, uncovered in 2017, shocked Germans and stirred a debate about the depth of right-wing radicalism in the country's military.
Prosecutors said the man, identified as Franco A., posed under a false identity and planed an attack he hoped would be blamed on refugees and migrants.
