Incident in the Bavarian Alps - Hiker investigated after Hitler salute and insults
Due to a man from Upper Bavaria, aged 46, showing the Hitler salute and insulting Jews to hikers in the Bavarian Alps of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the police are investigating the case. The man, from the Landkreis Starnberg, has already been noticed for similar offenses before, the police stated. A interrogation of the man further strengthened the suspicion against him.
According to reports, the 46-year-old allegedly showed the Hitler salute and hurled antisemitic insults at two women and a man on the Kälbersteig in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in early June. The trio reported the incident later to the police in Munich.
The State Protection investigators were able to identify the suspect in the meantime, according to a police spokesperson. The 46-year-old is now being investigated for incitement and defamation, among other things.
- Despite having leisure time in the scenic Alps of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, the police were forced to intervene due to a repeat offender from the District of Starnberg.
- The man's actions, which included giving the Hitler salute and insulting Jews, brought unwanted attention to his leisure time activities.
- The local police, based in Bavaria's Upper Bavaria region, have been dealing with this individual's criminal behavior for some time.
- Following the incident, the suspect was successfully identified by the State Protection investigators, leading to further investigations into his actions in the District of Starnberg.
- Regardless of his past leisure time activities, the 46-year-old from Upper Bavaria now faces charges for incitement, defamation, and other offenses related to his disturbing displays and offensive language.
