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German charged over 'tattoo of Nazi death camp' | German charged over 'tattoo of Nazi death camp' |
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A German man has been charged with incitement to hatred after he was pictured with a tattoo apparently of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp. | A German man has been charged with incitement to hatred after he was pictured with a tattoo apparently of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp. |
The tattoo has the slogan "To Each His Own", which was on the gate of the Buchenwald concentration camp. | The tattoo has the slogan "To Each His Own", which was on the gate of the Buchenwald concentration camp. |
The photo was taken at a swimming pool in the town of Oranienburg, north of Berlin, at the end of November. | The photo was taken at a swimming pool in the town of Oranienburg, north of Berlin, at the end of November. |
German media named the man as Marcel Zech, a member of the far-right National Democratic Party. | |
Mr Zech sits on the council in the district of Barnim in eastern Germany. | |
The trial process has been sped up, German media reports say, and is scheduled to start on 22 December. | |
Germany has strict laws against the promotion of Nazi ideology in Germany. The punishment for Mr Zech if he is convicted could be as much as five years in prison. | Germany has strict laws against the promotion of Nazi ideology in Germany. The punishment for Mr Zech if he is convicted could be as much as five years in prison. |
Artist Jonathan Meese was prosecuted in 2013 for giving Nazi salutes at an event the previous year, but successfully argued the gesture was part of an interview-turned-art performance and was acquitted. | |
The latest case comes after several violent incidents this year at reception centres for migrants in Germany. | |
A senior German intelligence official told the BBC in October that Germany's decision to take in asylum seekers was fuelling a resurgence in the far right. | A senior German intelligence official told the BBC in October that Germany's decision to take in asylum seekers was fuelling a resurgence in the far right. |