MP allegedly greeted a party colleague at German parliament building ‘with a heel click and a Hitler salute’

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.

  • SorteKanin@feddit.dkEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    From the guys Wikipedia page:

    “In 2024 Moosdorf accepted a part-time honorary professor position at Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow.

    The school, financed by Russia’s culture ministry, made headlines just days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, when a staff member performed a concert wearing a black sweatshirt with the letter “Z” on it, which symbolizes support for Moscow’s war.

    “Music knows no ideological boundaries,” Moosdorf wrote on Facebook, adding that accepting the professorship is “a sign of understanding.”

    “I want to give the young people there [in Russia] the feeling that they are not left behind in Europe,” Moosdorf said. He added that he spent three days in Moscow in September to give an inaugural lecture and plans to go back a few days every quarter to teach chamber music”

    Seems like a reeeaaal nice guy huh /s

    • luciferofastora@feddit.orgEnglish
      7·
      18 hours ago

      Music knows no ideological boundaries

      What even does that mean? It’s fine to say or whatever you want, as long as you can put it in some musical context?

      Imma write a jolly song then to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, with the chorus being “Murder, murder all dictators × 3 / Sic temper Tyrannis”, see how happy they are to ignore that one.

      • SorteKanin@feddit.dkEnglish
        5·
        18 hours ago

        I’m guessing he’s talking orchestral music with no lyrics. But “___ is not ideological” or “___ is not political” is exactly the sort of thing people say about stuff that is constantly political. It seems like he was just bought by Russia.

        • luciferofastora@feddit.orgEnglish
          3·
          18 hours ago

          “___ is not political” just pairs nicely with “I’m not into politics”. The perfect excuse to hold a political stance while also ignoring all the other political issues: moving the target so it matches where you hit.