NS Collector in Ried Convicted: Two Years Imprisonment for 59-Year-Old
He is said to have collected the items seized during several house searches to make them accessible to others and to have spread images with Nazi ideology.
In addition, he is alleged to have possessed counterfeit money, which he intended to circulate according to the indictment. He was acquitted of this charge. The defendant initially did not want to testify in court. During the reading of the police reports, photos were shown that revealed a vast amount of Nazi memorabilia and weapons were found both at the defendant's residence and at the property of his now-deceased father, including many automatic weapons, signal weapons, and boxes of signal cartridges from the Nazi era. The 59-year-old denied in court that he had operated brothels.
Two Years Imprisonment for Nazi Collector in Ried
The indictment currently accuses the farmer of National Socialist re-engagement - investigations are still ongoing for the weapons found. He is said to have "collected and possessed a vast amount of Nazi memorabilia." According to the prosecution, he intended to publicly display the extensive collection in a planned "Nazi museum." Among the items were, for example, two explosive devices with the Reich eagle and swastikas, two Adolf Hitler busts, "Hitler wine" and "Hitler grappa," Nazi uniform jackets, and much more. During the trial, the defendant briefly presented a deed of gift for his collection to a French museum, dated and signed with the current date.
Additionally, he is said to have embedded the symbol of the "Black Sun" with a diameter of about four meters into the entrance area of his property. This SS symbol was reportedly even visible on Google Earth. Via WhatsApp, he is alleged to have transmitted numerous images and videos with National Socialist content to other people.
59-Year-Old Defendant is No Stranger to Justice
The 59-year-old defendant is no stranger to justice. He already has seven previous convictions for offenses such as bodily harm, serious fraud, or drug offenses. In the closing argument, the defense attorney denied his client's intent to establish a museum. "In my opinion, the evidence is too thin," he said, also downplaying other allegations of the indictment. The 59-year-old, who had refused to make almost any statement, said of himself at the end of the trial that although he grew up with this ideology, he himself is not a Nazi and has never been politically interested in it.
The indictment is based on evidence from numerous house searches in the rocker scene in June 2023. Among those arrested was the 59-year-old, at whose residence in the Innviertel and his parents' property hundreds of weapons and drugs were also found. Under the Narcotic Drugs Act, the defendant has already been convicted and sentenced to two years in prison.
(APA/Red)
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