Daniel Halemba, 22, has just been elected to the Bavarian state parliament. The Würzburg Public Prosecutor’s Office issued an arrest warrant for the AfD politician. Details of the allegations are not known.
AfD politician Daniel Halemba, recently elected to the Bavarian state parliament, is wanted by the Würzburg Public Prosecutor’s Office on an arrest warrant. A spokesman for the investigative authority confirmed this to the German Press Agency (dpa) on Saturday. “For tactical reasons, we do not want to say anything about the exact accusation or reason for the arrest,” the spokesperson said. Halemba has not yet been found.
Halemba could not immediately be reached for comment Saturday. The AfD had already announced on Friday that one of its deputies was wanted on an arrest warrant, but without mentioning his name. “An arrest warrant has been issued for a recently elected member of the AfD in the Bavarian state parliament,” she said simply. This should be “imprisoned in a weak justification”, emphasized AfD parliamentary group leader Katrin Ebner-Steiner.
Immunity only applies from Monday
Deputies generally enjoy immunity. However, this will only come into effect after next Monday’s constituent meeting. Halemba, 22, would be the youngest politician in the Bavarian state parliament. The new state parliament is scheduled to be constituted on Monday. It is currently unclear whether the arrest warrant against him can be executed by then.
It became known some time ago that the Public Prosecutor’s Office was investigating him and other members of the student association “Brschenschaft Teutonia Prag zu Würzburg”. There was a raid there in September. There were complaints such as incitement to hatred and the use of symbols from anti-constitutional organizations. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, it was suspected that objects with signs from the National Socialist Party (NSDAP) might be present in the fraternity house, as well as stickers and writings of a racist nature. (APA/dpa)