No jail for German politician found guilty of showing Auschwitz tattoo

A far-right politician in Germany has been found guilty of incitement for showing a tattoo of what appeared to be the Auschwitz death camp while visiting a swimming pool.

A court in Oranienburg handed Marcel Zech a suspended six-month sentence.

German news agency dpa reported that the 27-year-old admitted displaying the tattoo with the slogan from the Buchenwald concentration camp's gate, "Jedem das Seine" - to each his own - at a pool on November 21.

6 Monate auf Bewährung wegen Volksverhetzung für Marcel Zech, lautet das Urteil des Amtsgerichts Oranienburg pic.twitter.com/tjcghZawPJ

— Michael Sauerbier (@Micha_BILD) December 22, 2015

Another bather took a photo of the tattoo and passed it on to authorities.

Urteil: #NPD-Politiker mit #NaziTattoo – Marcel #Zech (27): 6 Monate auf Bewährung. @BILD https://t.co/HnUkQt8HGU pic.twitter.com/GZfRd8ah4u

— BILD Berlin (@BILD_Berlin) December 22, 2015

Prosecutors had asked for an unsuspended 10-month sentence for Zech for violating the country's ban on the public display of Nazi symbols.

The defendant is a member of the far-right National Democratic Party, sits on the Barnim county council near Berlin and has a previous conviction for bodily harm, dpa reported.