Overview
- The Munich I public prosecutor’s office ended the investigation on Monday, according to a spokesperson quoted by dpa.
- The probe examined Fleischhauer’s ironized mention of the slogan “Deutschland erwache” in a December 2025 episode critiquing the AfD youth group Generation Deutschland.
- The office determined the remark was used within reporting and commentary, a context not punishable under Germany’s ban on Nazi symbols and slogans.
- The case was opened after a complaint, and authorities have not identified who filed it.
- Fleischhauer had revealed the inquiry earlier this month in a Focus column and on X, noting the alleged charge referenced §86a StGB.