Stephan Protschka | |
|---|---|
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-11-08)8 November 1977 (age 47) |
| Political party | AfD |
Stephan Protschka (born 8 November 1977) is a German politician. Born inDingolfing,Bavaria, he is a member of the far-rightAlternative for Germany (AfD) party. Stephan Protschka has served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBavaria since 2017.
He became member of the bundestag after the2017 German federal election.[1] He is a member of the Committee for Food and Agriculture.[2]In 2019 he was involved in controversy after funding and supporting a memorial in Poland honoring German soldiers in WWII and the Nazi paramilitary organizationVolksdeutscher Selbstschutz. The construction of the memorial was partially initiated by the neo-Nazi organizationJunge Nationalisten which is being monitored by the German intelligence services. Polish courts started an investigation against Protschka for supporting Nazism and defamation of victims ofthe Holocaust.[3][4]
In 2024, Protschka agreed to pay a 12,000 euro fine in exchange for prosecutors dropping charges related to his calling Bavarian state premierMarkus Söder "a traitor to the country" and "Södolf" at a political event in 2023.[5]
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