A young Nazi was arrested after he gave a Nazi salute in front of a group of Israelis visiting the memorial to the Israelis who were murdered at the Munich Olympics in 1972. The Nazi is a German security guard who secured the Israeli athletes, he was arrested
A German security guard was arrested for saluting Hitler in front of a group of young Israeli athletes who visited the memorial to those murdered in the 1972 Munich Olympics. The group of Israeli athletes visited the Olympic Park in Munich on Tuesday evening, where they encountered a Nazi security guard who gave a Nazi salute, according to the Munich police.
The incident happened around 19:20 Tuesday, one of the four security guards present was seen making a Nazi salute, according to a statement from the Munich police. According to the Munich police, one of the four security personnel performed the prohibited salute, a police officer observed him doing so and arrested the 19-year-old, no member of the delegation noticed the crime. According to the police, the 19-year-old comes from Berlin, has German citizenship, but has Arab roots.
According to the local media report, the other three security guards were not related to the event, however the delegation organizer immediately revoked the credentials of the other three security guards, they will no longer work at the events until Sunday.
The security guard is a 19-year-old from Berlin and he was arrested, and reportedly banned from all further sporting events. Fortunately, the athletes themselves did not notice the horrifying act, the police added. The group visited the memorial to the victims of the attack by the Palestinian organization “Black September” in 1972 at the Munich Olympics, where 11 Israelis were murdered.
In Germany, giving a Nazi salute to Hitler or displaying Nazi symbols such as a swastika is against the law, and penalties are imposed that can lead to fines or prison sentences of up to three years. This event comes on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the attack, which took place on September 5. The families of the Israeli victims said they would decline the invitation to participate in the commemoration events because of disdain for the amount of compensation offered by the German government.