Stephan Protschka Explained

Stephan Protschka
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:2017
Birth Date:1977 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Dingolfing, West Germany
Party:AfD
Nationality:German

Stephan Protschka (born 8 November 1977) is a German politician. Born in Dingolfing, Bavaria, he represents Alternative for Germany (AfD). Stephan Protschka has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017.

Life

He became member of the bundestag after the 2017 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 organization Volksdeutscher Selbstschutz. The construction of the memorial was partially initiated by the neonazi organization Junge Nationalisten which is being monitored by the German intelligence services. Polish courts started an investigation against Protschka for supporting Nazism and defamation of victims of the holocaust.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephan Protschka - AfD-Fraktion im deutschen Bundestag. www.afdbundestag.de. de-DE. 2020-03-18.
  2. Web site: German Bundestag - Food and Agriculture. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-18.
  3. News: AfD-Politiker und Neonazis stifteten offenbar Kriegsdenkmal in Polen. Der Tagesspiegel Online .
  4. News: AfD und Gedenkstein: Polen lässt Aufstellung untersuchen. Der Spiegel . 22 November 2019 . Weiland . Severin .