Leader of German Far-Right Party Charged for Using Nazi Slogan in Speech
- Björn Höcke, a prominent figure in Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party, has been charged with using a Nazi slogan in a 2021 speech.
- He allegedly used the words "Everything for Germany!" which was originally used by the Nazis' SA stormtroopers.
- Höcke heads the Thuringia branch of AfD and has expressed revisionist views of Germany's Nazi history in the past.
- AfD has come under increasing scrutiny and its Thuringia branch is under formal observation by Germany's domestic intelligence agency.
- The charges against Höcke come as support for AfD reaches a record high according to polls of Germany's mainstream parties.