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.

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[–] 13 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Should be punishable by firing squad.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Germany abolished the death penalty and for good reason.

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

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I would normally agree with you, but the paradox of tolerence comes to mind.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    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

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