Banned flags of nazi inspiration

Last modified: 2005-08-19 by antonio martins
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Germany

Article 86a of the German penal code states:

1. There is a charge of up to three years in prison or a financial fee for:
   1. publishing symbols of an organization hostile to the constitution, or using these symbols publicly in meetings or publications.
   2. importing, exporting using, publishing, distributing or producing items with these symbols domestically or internationally.
2. symbols are flags, buttons, uniforms, slogans and forms of greetings. Included are variations that are extremely similar to the original ones.
3. Excepted are the use of these symbols for public education, prevention of hostile actions against the constitution, the use in art, science, schooling, news reports, historical reports and the like.

1. This is an unofficial, private translation of the German original (available at http://www.lawww.de/Library/stgb/86a.htm)
2. Not all of this matches my own opinion.