Nazi tattoos: Pongauer is in court for re-activation!

Nazi tattoos: Pongauer is in court for re-activation!

Pongau, Österreich - In the Pongau, a 40-year-old German citizen stands before the regional court, since he is charged with the National Socialist sense. The incident occurred by a chance: when the police wanted to pick him up to interrogate and rang his door, he opened up to a surprisingly upper body and closed the door immediately when he saw the officials. This led the police to his two swastika tattoos, which had previously gave reason to arrest. The defendant was convicted in Germany in 2017 for a similar Nazi symbols. According to krone.at he now threatens a further criminal consequence for his tattooed attitude.

legal consequences in Austria

The Austrian prohibition law of 1947 is strict when it comes to National Socialist content. Even the careless sentence of pictures or memes with reference to National Socialism can result in serious legal consequences. Section 3g of the Proverbs Act punishes any positive reference to the goals of the NSDAP with prison terms between six months and five years. If there is a distribution to many recipients, the punishment can even be up to ten years. In the worse case, for example in the event of special danger of the perpetrator, punishments of up to 20 years are possible, the experts from ra-weinrich.at .

The definition of re-actuation includes not only the spread of the Nazi ideology, but also denying and trivializing National Socialist crimes. Even those who share content "just for fun" is punishable. This applies particularly to distribution over platforms such as WhatsApp or Facebook, where careless clicks can have serious consequences. The Austrian legal system pursues these actions with full hardness and thus protects the memory of the crimes of National Socialism.