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A German far-right politician has been arrested for allegedly displaying Nazi symbols, after “Sieg Heil” was heard coming from the headquarters of a fraternity to which he belongs.
He was detained hours before he was due to gain immunity as an Alternative for Germany (AfD) MP when the parliament was sworn in on Monday afternoon.
Police issued an arrest warrant for him on Friday and he was tracked down near Stuttgart, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, on Monday morning.
Police in Würzburg last month raided the premises of the Teutonia Prag student fraternity after neighbours complained of hearing shouts of “Sieg Heil” from inside.
Prosecutors told the BBC he was accused of collusion or suppression of evidence, as he was trying to influence other members of the fraternity to change their statements.
Katrin Ebner-Steiner, the leader of the AfD in the Bavarian parliament, denounced what she termed a “politically motivated” prosecution.
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A German far-right politician has been arrested for allegedly displaying Nazi symbols, after “Sieg Heil” was heard coming from the headquarters of a fraternity to which he belongs.
He was detained hours before he was due to gain immunity as an Alternative for Germany (AfD) MP when the parliament was sworn in on Monday afternoon.
Police issued an arrest warrant for him on Friday and he was tracked down near Stuttgart, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, on Monday morning.
Police in Würzburg last month raided the premises of the Teutonia Prag student fraternity after neighbours complained of hearing shouts of “Sieg Heil” from inside.
Prosecutors told the BBC he was accused of collusion or suppression of evidence, as he was trying to influence other members of the fraternity to change their statements.
Katrin Ebner-Steiner, the leader of the AfD in the Bavarian parliament, denounced what she termed a “politically motivated” prosecution.
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