Archive · 15 Dec 2025
German Far-Right Lawmaker Charged with Nazi Salute
A man named Matthias Moosdorf, who is a politician from a far-right party in Germany, is in trouble for doing a Nazi salute.
This happened near a very important building called the Reichstag.
The police say he did this on purpose so others could see.
But Moosdorf says he didn't do it and thinks people are just trying to make trouble for his party.
In Germany, doing Nazi salutes is against the law.
The party he is in, called AfD, has been called a group that supports extreme right-wing ideas.
They are also becoming more popular in Germany.
Matthias Moosdorf, a far-right lawmaker from the AfD, is charged with performing a Nazi salute near the Reichstag building.
The incident occurred in June 2023, and charges were filed on December 15, 2023.
Moosdorf denies the accusation, stating it is a political spectacle.
The AfD party has been classified as a right-wing extremist organization by Germany's domestic intelligence agency.
The use of Nazi symbols and slogans is illegal in Germany since World War Two.
- Who
- Matthias Moosdorf, a far-right lawmaker from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party
- What
- Charged with performing a Nazi salute and heel click near the Reichstag building
- When
- Incident occurred in June 2023, charges filed on December 15, 2023
- Where
- Berlin, Germany, near the Reichstag building
- Why
- The use of Nazi symbols and slogans is illegal in Germany since World War Two
- Name
- Matthias Moosdorf
- Party
- Alternative for Germany (AfD)
- Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Date of Incident
- June 2023
- Charges Filed
- December 15, 2023
- Action
- Nazi salute and heel click
- Legal Status
- Parliamentary immunity lifted in October 2023
- Party Classification
- Right-wing extremist organization