BERLIN, Germany — Prosecutors in Berlin have filed charges against the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) Matthias Moosdorf for allegedly greeting another party member with the banned Nazi salute during a parliamentary session, they said in a statement on Monday.

The Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, voted in October to lift the Russia-friendly cellist-turned-politician’s parliamentary immunity, paving the way for the charges.

According to prosecutors, Moosdorf, 60, performed a heel click and a Nazi salute near one of the entrances of the historic Reichstag building during a parliamentary session in June 2023, ensuring the salute........

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