German far-right lawmaker goes on trial charged with using Nazi slogan
Bjoern Hoecke, head of the AfD in the eastern state of Thuringia, which holds an election in September, is part of the nationalist wing of the AfD.
German far-right politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Bjoern Hoecke looks on in the courtroom on the day of his trial over the alleged use of Nazi vocabulary during a speech in May 2021, at the regional court in the major city of Halle, Germany April 18, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool)Updated: 
