German lawmakers push to ban flag burning

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German lawmakers push to ban flag burning

Jan 15, 2020

German lawmakers inched closer to banning the public burning of flags of foreign countries and the EU. The idea for the bill dates back to 2017, when Israeli flags were burned at a protest in Berlin.

The German parliament moved closer to banning the public burning of flags of foreign nation states on Wednesday.

Representatives of the ruling coalition have drafted a bill that would impose a fine or prison sentence for those who burn flags or national symbols of foreign countries, as well as of the European Union.

https://www.dw.com/en/german-lawmake...ing/a-52016871