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

He got charged.. Meaning it's not ok and illegal

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

    Yeah, but the political party this one person comes from (and exemplifies) is gaining ground rapidly in the German government.

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

    Maybe then the problem is the people?

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