Heil Hitler calls and German greetings at the landlord: Conditional imprisonment for Salzburg in jury trial
49-year-old who did not confess was also charged with drinking fraud.
A 49-year-old local waited Thursday at the Salzburg Regional Court with a denial as well as highly adventurous-sounding responsibility, who, in addition to billing fraud, accused prosecutor Anton Scherr of the crime of re-employment in the National Socialist sense in accordance with Section 3g of the Prohibition Act.
According to the indictment, the native of Flachgau, with a multiple (not relevant) criminal record, is said to have already been drunk to a considerable extent on an evening in October 2020. “There he had a splash even though he ran out of money. And also invited the waitress and the chef. Suddenly he began to show the Hitler salute several times and to shout” Heil Hitler “. to fail to repeat it, “said the prosecutor. The defendant vigorously denied all allegations to the jury senate (chaired by Judge Philipp Grosser): “I only have to go to the waitress and the chef, Heil you!” said. And I just hit my chest with my fist and then reached out with my hand. I saw that once in a Viking film, “so his bizarre explanation. In response to Grosser’s accusation that four witnesses would incriminate him to the effect that he said Heil Hitler and received the right hand to greet the Germans, the defendant harshly replied : “These are infamous accusations. And by the way, I did pay for the splashes. The waitress only then presented a bill that was way too high. They wanted to get rich, because I was ‘tight’. “
As for the accusation of re-engagement, the public prosecutor had stated before the jury that “any positive external representation of National Socialism, its goals and its personality is already a criminal offense.”
The jury found the 49-year-old guilty of re-actuation, but they denied the question of the existence of a drinking fraud. Judgment: Twelve months and 20 days conditional imprisonment, imposed as an additional penalty to a conviction of the accused for theft in January 2021. Not final.