Chemnitz unrest: Nazi salute man jailed in east Germany Published duration 14 September 2018 Related Topics Europe migrant crisis

image copyright AFP image caption A huge far-right crowd protested in central Chemnitz on 27 August

A German court has given a five-month jail term to a 34-year-old man who gave Hitler salutes during a protest in the eastern city of Chemnitz.

The man, a Chemnitz resident, attended a big far-right protest on 27 August, prompted by the fatal stabbing of a German man in a brawl with migrants.

Nazi signs and symbols, including the Hitler salute, are illegal in Germany.

On Thursday the Chemnitz court gave a suspended eight-month term to a 33-year-old man for making Hitler salutes.

He was also ordered to pay a €2,000 (£1,780; $2,326) fine.

The man jailed on Friday had a string of previous convictions, including for physical violence, so a suspended term was ruled out.

Chemnitz has seen a series of far-right demonstrations - attended by thousands - and smaller leftist counter-demonstrations since the stabbing of Daniel H on 26 August.

Two male asylum seekers - a Syrian and an Iraqi - have been detained in connection with the killing. Police are searching for a third suspect, who is also a migrant.

There was outrage in Germany over assaults and racist insults linked to the Chemnitz protests.

Far-right groups, including the main opposition party - Alternative for Germany (AfD) - are furious that more than a million asylum seekers who reached Germany in 2015-2016 were allowed to remain.