Overview
- The appeal began at the Landgericht Leipzig, where her attorney argued the on-stage arm movement was a non-political crowd cue and pressed for a full acquittal.
- The challenge targets an August 2024 verdict that punished her for using prohibited symbols and for drug possession with 160 day-fines of €500 each.
- Prosecutors allege she repeatedly made the salute at a September 2022 Leipzig show, encouraged another man to do so, and audience members responded with “Heil” chants.
- Recordings from the night were presented in court and are reported to weigh heavily against her, with additional hearings scheduled for January 5 and January 12.
- Investigators say a 2023 search found 0.69 grams of a cocaine mixture and one ecstasy tablet, which the defense attributes to an acquaintance, and a tax official described locating the drugs in handbags.