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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

A German court will try a far-right politician next month over a second alleged use of a Nazi slogan

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A prominent member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was fined for knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech will go on trial again next month for allegedly using the slogan a second time, a court said Wednesday.

The state court in Halle scheduled the proceedings for June 24 and 26 against Björn Höcke, who plans to run for the governor's job in the eastern state of Thuringia in a state election in September. The charge of using symbols of an unconstitutional organization can carry a fine or up to three years in prison.

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