#GERMANY: Legislator Charged For Giving War-Era Chant At Frat House

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A regional legislator with the right-leaning Alternative for Germany Party was arrested on Monday on charges including displaying forbidden totalitarian symbols, with neighbours of his fraternity complaining of often hearing the Nazi "Sieg Heil" victory salute.

Newly elected Daniel Halemba, 22, was due to take up his seat in the Bavarian regional parliament later on Monday. He is a member of the Teutonia Prague student fraternity, whose premises were raided by police in September.

During the raid, officials said, they found forbidden symbols - Germany's constitution forbids the display of symbols of totalitarian regimes like the swastika - and neighbours complained of hearing "Sieg Heil" (Hail Victory) from inside.

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#GERMANY: Bavarian Leader Orders Crosses Installed In Every Government Building As Sign Of "Bavarian Identity"

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Bavarian leader Markus Söder has announced that crosses must hang in all the state's government buildings, saying the move is a "commitment to Bavarian identity and culture." Minister-President Söder implemented his first government declaration in state parliament by saying crosses are to be mandatory in all public offices in the southern German state. The crosses, which are to hang in the entrance area of all state administration buildings, are said by the Christian Social Union politician to have an explicit symbolic value.

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