Daniel Halemba
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Daniel Halemba | |
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| Member of the Bavarian State Parliament for Lower Franconia | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
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| Born | 2001 Upper Silesia, Poland |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | AfD |
Daniel Halemba (born 2001) is a Polish-born German politician and member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.[1]
Early life and education
Daniel Halemba was born in Upper Silesia in Poland. At age three his family moved to Baden-Württemberg before eventually settling in Lower Franconia. He is a university student studying business law.[2]
Investigation and arrest
On 14 September 2023, the police searched a house of the Teutonia Prague fraternity, of which Halemba was a member, and seized evidence. The search was part of an ongoing investigation into the organization for use of banned symbols and incitement to hatred after neighbors had reported hearing "Sieg Heil" shouted from the home.[3] Halemba described the warrant as "totally lawless." Katrin Ebner-Steiner has claimed the house search was politically motivated, with the aim of harming the AfD.[4]
On 27 October 2023, three days before the constituent session of the Bavarian State Parliament, an arrest warrant was issued against him. Since the investigations had already taken place before the constituent session of the state parliament, Halemba was not allowed political immunity afterwards. Halemba's defense lawyer, the former AfD local politician Dubravko Mandic, said he has applied for a detention review of the arrest warrant at the Würzburg District Court. Initially, the arrest warrant could not be executed because Halemba could not be found. The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior told BR24 on 28 October 2023 that the search for Halemba was underway at full speed.[5] Halemba was arrested on the morning of 30 October 2023 in Kirchheim unter Teck on suspicion of incitement to hatred and the use of signs of anti-constitutional organizations.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ Riffenach, Peter (17 August 2020). "Zerreißprobe im Pfarrgemeinderat". main-echo.de. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Die Nachwuchshoffnungen der Fraktionen". Bayerische Staatszeitung (in German). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Würzburg: Razzia bei Burschenschaft Teutonia Prag". tvmainfranken.de (in German). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "German politician arrested following Nazi slogan complaints". BBC News. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Haftbefehl gegen AfD-Mann Halemba - Anwalt weist Vorwürfe zurück". BR24 (in German). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "AfD-Abgeordneter Halemba verhaftet: Verdacht der Volksverhetzung". BR24 (in German). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Zimmermann, Konstantin; dpa (30 October 2023). "Bayern: AfD-Politiker Daniel Halemba festgenommen". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Jones, Sam (30 October 2023). "Germany arrests far-right politician for possession of Nazi material". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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