Daniel Halemba becomes a case for the AfD leadership
He is the youngest member of the Bavarian state parliament and the subject of internal discussions within the AfD. Daniel Halemba is under investigation for incitement to hatred. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution is also active. The party is investigating violations of its own rules.
The Daniel Halemba case continues to unfold: The accusations against the Bavarian AfD member of the state parliament for incitement of the people and other offenses are now also occupying the AfD's federal leadership. According to a spokesperson, the federal executive committee will discuss the case at a meeting on Monday.
According to media reports, this will also involve possible violations of AfD regulations, which Halemba is accused of as the Würzburg AfD district chairman. In addition, the Teutonia Prag fraternity in Würzburg, to which Halemba also belongs, has been under observation by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution since the beginning of December. This has also been the case for the AfD as a party in Bavaria for some time.
Federal executive board calls for statements
The AfD federal executive committee has routinely requested statements from the AfD state executive committee in Bavaria, the AfD district executive committee in Lower Franconia, the state executive committee of the Junge Alternative and from one of the members concerned "in order to be able to rule out any violations of the party's rules in this matter", the spokesperson announced. The news portal t-online and the "Main-Post" had previously reported. The statements had been received in full and were now being evaluated. "Part of this evaluation will also include the allegations and investigations against a member of our party concerned."
The public prosecutor's office in Würzburg is investigating Halemba for incitement of the people and the use of symbols of anti-constitutional organizations. The 22-year-old student, who last lived in Würzburg, rejects the accusations. In the meantime, Halemba had been arrested on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the Würzburg district court. However, the warrant was then suspended subject to conditions and Halemba was given reporting requirements and a ban on contact with other suspects. These include members of the Teutonia Prag fraternity in Würzburg, to which Halemba himself also belongs.
Efforts against the basic democratic order
This fraternity has been under observation by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution since December. "The activitas of the Teutonia Prag zu Würzburg fraternity is an object of observation by the Bavarian State Office for the Protection of the Constitution," the authority announced on request. The "Main-Echo" had previously reported on this. There were sufficiently strong indications that the activities of the fraternity were aimed against the free democratic basic order, it said.
Right-wing extremist music had been played in the fraternity house. The fraternity had also used its premises to store propaganda material from the right-wing extremist Identitarian Movement. In doing so, it had emphatically supported the right-wing extremist efforts of this movement. The extreme right-wing orientation of the group is also evident in the numerous stickers displayed in the fraternity's communal rooms with references to extreme right-wing groups such as the III. Weg party or the Identitarian Movement.
In addition, Nazi devotional objects and stickers with right-wing extremist agitation were found in the common rooms, which were particularly directed against the human dignity of people with a migration background and against the rule of law. At two events, an activist from the small neo-Nazi party III. Weg was present. In addition, there were strong personal overlaps between members of the fraternity's activitas and the Junge Alternative (JA).
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The internal discussions within the AfD regarding Daniel Halemba's case have escalated, with the federal executive committee set to discuss potential violations of party rules, as they are also under investigation by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The allegations against Halemba, who is also the Würzburg AfD district chairman, pose a threat to the party's upholding of democracy and the constitution.
Amidst these investigations, it has been revealed that the Teutonia Prag fraternity, to which Halemba belongs, has been under surveillance by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution since December due to indications of efforts against the free democratic basic order. The fraternity's activities and premises have been linked to right-wing extremist groups, causing concern for the protection of democracy.
Source: www.ntv.de
