Nazi tattoos shown

Prison sentence for Black Sun and Iron Cross

A 43-year-old man was sentenced at Wels Regional Court on Tuesday

(Bild: Wenzel Markus)

A 43-year-old man had to answer for National Socialist reactivation in Wels on Tuesday. He had displayed his dozens of Nazi tattoos and used messenger services to send correspondence with a clear Nazi reference. He was sentenced to a prison term for this in the large jury courtroom.

A "black sun" with the word "blood", the words "2yt4u" (too white for you), an SS skull, a badge of the sixth SS mountain division "Nord", an "Iron Cross", a life rune, the black-white-red flag of the German Reich, two Wehrmacht soldiers, the symbol of the Hitler Youth.

For at least 24 years
These are just some of the tattoos with a clear Nazi reference that a 43-year-old man not only had engraved, but also proudly displayed again and again from at least 2001 until now. The prosecution also accused him of always sending messages with National Socialist content on WhatsApp.

Judgment already final
He had to answer for this on Tuesday in the large jury courtroom at Wels Regional Court. The jury handed down the verdict earlier than expected: 18 months' conditional imprisonment with a probationary period of two years. In addition, probation was ordered for the convicted neo-Nazi. The sentence range was one to ten years imprisonment.