German far-right leader used banned Nazi slogan, court rules – POLITICO

German far-right leader used banned Nazi slogan, court rules – POLITICO

Höcke is a key leader of the party’s most extreme wing. He first drew international scrutiny for a 2017 speech lamenting the construction of a Holocaust memorial near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Calling Germans “the only people in the world who planted a memorial of shame in the heart of their capital,” Höcke demanded … Read more

Court convicts German far-right figure Bjorn Hocke for using Nazi slogan

Court convicts German far-right figure Bjorn Hocke for using Nazi slogan

Hocke was fined for using a Nazi motto – illegal in modern-day Germany – during a campaign rally in 2021. A court has convicted one of the best known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to pay a fine. Judges fined … Read more

Lawmaker from Germany’s AfD suspected of displaying Nazi symbols

Lawmaker from Germany’s AfD suspected of displaying Nazi symbols

Daniel Halemba, 22, was part of a fraternity that was raided in September on suspicion of having Nazi symbols. A newly elected lawmaker for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been arrested on suspicion of owning Nazi symbols. Prosecutors said Daniel Halemba, 22, was arrested in the Stuttgart area and is under investigation … Read more

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