He is alleged to have shown the Hitler salute in the Bundestag and clicked his heels together - now the Saxon AfD member of parliament Matthias Moosdorf has to stand trial. A spokesperson for the Berlin criminal courts announced in response to an inquiry that the charges had been admitted for trial in a decision made on March 17. The trial will therefore take place before the State Protection Chamber of the Berlin Regional Court. The trial dates are still being coordinated.
The public prosecutor's office is accusing Moosdorf of using unconstitutional symbols. Specifically, he is alleged to have greeted a party colleague in the checkroom area at the east entrance to the Reichstag building with the prohibited gesture on 22 June 2023 during an ongoing Bundestag session.
