Slovak far-right leader charged with promoting neo-Nazism
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Slovak prosecutors said on Friday that they had charged the leader of a far-right party that holds seats in parliament with promoting extremism after he handed out cheques for a figure allegedly known as a neo-Nazi symbol.
Lawmaker Marian Kotleba was charged with "promoting sympathy towards a movement aimed at suppressing fundamental rights and freedoms," prosecutor's office spokeswoman Jana Tokolyova told AFP on Friday.
The charge stemmed from a 2017 charity event organised by the Kotleba-People's Party Our Slovakia ( LSNS ), where Kotleba handed out cheques to families in need made out for 1,488 euros ($1,733).
"In a school located in Banska Bystrica, Kotleba handed out the three larger-than-life, symbolic cheques for 1,488 euros to three families in front of nearly 400 guests," Tokolyova said.
"The number 1,488 is a well-known neo-Nazi symbol," she added.
