US EditionGerman Far-Right MP Charged over Hitler Salute in Parliament
Moosdorf denies Nazi salute charge as prosecutors file complaint after Bundestag lifts his immunity; AfD's right-wing extremism rose 77% in 2024, domestic intelligence reported.
- Prosecutors in Berlin filed charges against Matthias Moosdorf, an AfD lawmaker, for allegedly giving a Nazi salute near a Reichstag entrance in June 2023, they said in a statement on Monday.
- The Bundestag's October vote to lift immunity cleared the way for prosecution, while Moosdorf denies the allegation, claiming he was checking his wife's coat and accusing critics of fabricating a spectacle.
- The allegation centres on a heel click and raised arm near a Reichstag entrance, with prosecutors saying Matthias Moosdorf, 60, performed the gesture during a session in June 2023.
- With the AfD already classified this year by Germany's domestic intelligence agency as a right-wing extremist organisation, the charges carry political weight as the party is polling first ahead of five state elections next year.
- Rising extremist indicators and internal disputes frame the case's wider significance, with Germany's domestic spy agency reporting a 77 per cent surge in 2024 to about 20,000 identified extremists and Matthias Moosdorf's May removal.
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Prosecutors in Berlin have filed charges against Matthias Moosdorf of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for allegedly greeting another party member with the Nazi salute stopped during a parliamentary session, they said in a statement on Monday.Lower house of parliament of the Bundestag voted in October to lift the parliamentary immunity of the Russia-friendly cellist who turned politician, paving the way for charges.
Matthias Moosdorf is a member of the German far-right party AfD, which is known to be close to Russia An MP for the German far-right party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) is being sued
Matthias Moosdorf, a member of the AfD, is indicted for a alleged Hitler salute in the Bundestag.
German far-right lawmaker charged with making Nazi salute
BERLIN, Dec 15 - Prosecutors in Berlin have filed charges against the far-right Alternative for Germany's (AfD) Matthias Moosdorf for allegedly greeting another party member with the banned Nazi salute during a parliamentary session, they said in a statement on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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