Bavarian governor orders his deputy to fully explain himself to clear allegations of antisemitism
Source: Associated Press
Bavarian governor orders his deputy to fully explain himself to clear allegations of antisemitism
BY KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
Updated 9:47 AM EDT, August 29, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The governor of the German state of Bavaria said Tuesday that his deputy had not done enough to prove he wasn’t responsible for an antisemitic flyer as a high school student and ordered him to answer a detailed questionnaire to clear himself of any possible involvement in the scandal that caused an uproar in Germany.
Daily newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported Friday that when Deputy Governor Hubert Aiwanger was 17, he was suspected of writing a printed flyer calling for entries to a competition titled “Who is the biggest traitor to the fatherland?”
It listed, among other things, a “1st prize: a free flight through the chimney at Auschwitz.”
Aiwanger has denied that he wrote the flyer. His older brother later came forward to claim that he had written it.
In a statement on Saturday, Aiwanger also said that one or more copies of the flyer were found in his school bag and he was summoned to see the principal. He said he was threatened with police involvement if he didn’t clear up the facts and had agreed under pressure to make a presentation.
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