Daniel Halemba attends the constituent meeting of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group in the state parliament. Halemba, an AfD politician freshly elected to the Bavarian state parliament and wanted by arrest warrant, has been arrested. A spokesman for the Wuerzburg public prosecutor's office told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur on Monday. Peter Kneffel/dpa
A 22-year-old Bavarian politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was arrested on Monday in connection with incitement and the use of symbols illegal under German law. Daniel Halemba, who recently became the youngest politician to be elected to the Bavarian state parliament, was apprehended after a warrant was issued for his arrest five days ago, a spokesman for the Würzburg public prosecutor's office told dpa on Monday. Polish-born Halemba is being investigated for incitement and the use of symbols of anti-constitutional organizations. He was taken into custody in the S...
