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Slovak prosecutors indicted far-right leader Marian Kotleba for promoting racism and Nazi ideology, as the European Union member state witnesses a surge in populist, anti-immigrant political forces.
Kotleba, a lawmaker and the chairman of the People’s Party, was indicted after sponsoring an event last year during which he gave a charity a check for 1,488 euros, a number that refers to a slogan used by white supremacists.
He thus “expressed sympathy toward racist and Nazi ideology,†prosecutor spokeswoman Jana Tokolyova said.
Extremist parties have been on the rise across Europe, taking advantage of anti-immigrant sentiment and an inability of traditional parties to raise living standards.
Slovakia, a former communist nation which joined the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 2004, has stepped up efforts to confront extremism and hate speech following the unexpected entry of the People’s Party into parliament last year.