Saxony-Anhalt: Did newly elected AfD member of parliament violate gun laws?
At the end of August, there were raids on supporters of an extreme right-wing association which is said to have remained active despite being banned. A chance find has additionally occupied investigators.
The Halle public prosecutor's office is investigating AfD state parliamentarian Sebastian Koch on suspicion of violating the firearms law. The investigation follows a search in late August, during which weapons were found at Koch's premises. The weapons, which included two air rifles and a starting pistol, were discovered in a locked compartment and were immediately handed over to police.
Koch and another AfD politician, Simon Lansmann, were among those targeted in a nationwide crackdown on the banned right-wing extremist group "Artgemeinschaft".
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