Daniel Halemba

Daniel Halemba
Member of the Bavarian State Parliament for Lower Franconia
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
Personal details
Born2001 (age 24–25)
Upper Silesia, Poland
NationalityGerman
PartyAlternative for Germany

Daniel Halemba (born 2001) is a German politician and member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

Early life and education

Daniel Halemba was born in Upper Silesia in Poland in 2001.[1][2] When he was three years old, his parents moved to Baden-Württemberg before eventually settling in Lower Franconia. He is a university student studying business law.[1]

Investigation and arrest

On 14 September 2023, the police searched a house of the Teutonia Prague [de] fraternity, of which Halemba was a member, and seized evidence. The search was part of an ongoing investigation into the organization for use of banned symbols and incitement to hatred after neighbors had reported hearing "Sieg Heil" shouted from the home. Halemba described the warrant as "totally lawless". Katrin Ebner-Steiner has claimed the house-search was politically motivated, with the aim of harming the AfD.[3]

On 8 October 2023, Halemba was elected to the Bavarian State Parliament in the 2023 Bavarian state election.[4] On 27 October, three days before the constituent session, an arrest-warrant was issued against him. Since the investigations had already taken place before the constituent session of the state parliament, Halemba was not allowed political immunity afterwards. Halemba's defense lawyer, the former AfD politician Dubravko Mandic [de], said he has applied for a detention review of the arrest warrant at the Würzburg District Court [de]. Initially, the arrest warrant could not be executed because Halemba could not be found. The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior told BR24 on October 28, 2023 that the search for Halemba was underway at full speed.[5] Halemba was arrested on the morning of October 30, 2023 in Kirchheim unter Teck on suspicion of incitement to hatred and the use of signs of anti-constitutional organizations.[6] After his arrest, Halemba successfully retained his membership in AfD, as part of a settlement with party leadership.[7]

The charge for the usage of banned symbols was dropped since they were not displayed publicly and thus not illegal under Strafgesetzbuch section 86a. The other charges are still being pursued however,[8] with the first court date on 7 January 2026 and eight further dates following.[9] Nonetheless, Halemba continues to reject the accusations and is confident of acquittal.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Die Nachwuchshoffnungen der Fraktionen". Bayerische Staatszeitung (in German). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Daniel Halemba (AfD): "Wer in der Demokratie schläft, wacht in der Diktatur auf"" (Interview). FREILICH Magazine (in German). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ "German politician arrested following Nazi slogan complaints". BBC News. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Far-right German politician arrested after 'Sieg Heil'-salutes heard". The Guardian. Reuters. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Haftbefehl gegen AfD-Mann Halemba - Anwalt weist Vorwürfe zurück". BR24 (in German). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "AfD-Abgeordneter Halemba verhaftet: Verdacht der Volksverhetzung". BR24 (in German). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ^ "AfD-Politiker Halemba kann in der Partei bleiben". www.bayerische-staatszeitung.de (in German). 30 September 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Anklage gegen AfD-Politiker Halemba großteils zugelassen". Der Spiegel (in German). 21 August 2025. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  9. ^ Schneider, Philipp (21 August 2025). "Amtsgericht Würzburg beschließt Eröffnung des Hauptverfahrens gegen Landtagsabgeordneten" (PDF). www.justiz.bayern.de (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2026.

Further reading


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Halemba