MP allegedly greeted a party colleague at German parliament building ‘with a heel click and a Hitler salute’

MP allegedly greeted a party colleague at German parliament building ‘with a heel click and a Hitler salute’

Berlin prosecutors say they have charged a member of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party with making a Nazi salute in parliament.

The suspect allegedly “greeted a party colleague … at the east entrance to the Reichstag building with a heel click and a Hitler salute” in June 2023, the prosecutors said in a statement issued on Monday.

Making such a salute is illegal in Germany and is punishable by up to three years in prison.

The newspaper Bild named the politician as Matthias Moosdorf, 60, a member of parliament for Zwickau in the former East German state of Saxony.

    • arrow74@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      5 days ago

      Germany abolished the death penalty and for good reason.

      You should never give the state the right to execute its own citizens

        • arrow74@lemmy.zipEnglish
          6·
          5 days ago

          Just because you’re not willing to kill someone doesn’t mean you’re tolerating their behavior.

          This is quite literally a post about this guy being charged with a crime. If he’s in prison for 3 years that’s going to derail his politics.

          The state could also ban the AFD and probably should.

          We don’t have to jump straight to capital punishment

          • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
            32·
            5 days ago

            A very reasonable take, in unreasonable times.

            The state could also ban the AFD and probably should.

            I guarentee they will regret not having done so sooner.