12 Germans face charges for 'distributing swastika stickers'
Austrian police have charged 12 Germans, eight men and four women, with violating anti-Nazi laws for reportedly putting swastika stickers on bar coasters and raising their arms in an Adolf Hitler salute, according to reports. The accused, who are in the 18 to 65 age group, have denied any wrongdoing. Notably, Austria strictly prohibits praise or propagation of Nazi ideology.