The Leipzig District Court on Friday fined Melanie Müller, a former reality TV personality turned pop singer, €80,000 ($89,000) for illegal behavior at a September 2022 concert in the city, as well as for the possession of drugs.
Video recordings of the event show Müller repeatedly raising her right arm in a gesture reminiscent of the so-called Hitler salute during a Leipzig concert for a crowd with right-wing ties.
Despite defense claims that Müller has no right-wing sympathies or views, Judge Lucas Findeisen found her guilty of “using the symbols of unconstitutional or terrorist…
