Another day of proceedings in the trial against Höcke

Justice - Another day of proceedings in the trial against Höcke

In the proceedings against Thuringia's AfD state chairman Bjoern Hoecke, the Landgericht Halle has scheduled an additional hearing day. President Judge Jan Stengel determined July 1 as the continuation date. He referred to the large number of applications from the prosecution and defense, for which the court needs more time than it had available on Wednesday.

The prosecution has accused Hoecke of making the forbidden Nazi slogan "Alles für Deutschland" (Everything for Germany) at an AfD regular meeting with around 350 participants in Gera, Thuringia, in the previous December. Hoecke reportedly spoke the first two words and, according to the prosecution, encouraged the audience to complete the phrase through gestures. The slogan was once used by the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary combat organization of the Nazi Party NSDAP. Hoecke maintains his innocence.

Court calendar of the Landgericht Halle with information on the Bjoern Hoecke trial

1. The Regional Court of Halle in Germany has scheduled an extra trial day for the processes against Björn Höcke, the state chairman of the AfD in Thuringia, set for July 1.
2. President Judge Jan Stengel of the Landgericht Halle decided on this date, as the court requires additional time to address the extensive applications from both the public prosecutor's office and the defense.
3. The public prosecutor's office in Saxony-Anhalt has accused Björn Höcke of uttering the forbidden Nazi slogan "Alles für Deutschland" during an AfD meeting in Gera, Thuringia, last December.
4. During the meeting, it is alleged that Höcke spoke the first two words, prompting the audience to complete the phrase through gestures, a slogan previously used by the Sturmabteilung, the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party.
5. Despite the accusations, Björn Höcke has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings at the Regional Court in Halle.
6. The trial against Björn Höcke revolves around charges of extremism and crime, with the AfD party under scrutiny for their ideological stance and potential ties to neo-Nazi ideologies in Germany.

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