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Legal disclaimer
This image of a swastika resembles the swastika that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
.
The use of insignia similar to organizations that have been banned in Germany may also be
illegal in
Austria
,
Hungary
,
Poland
,
Czech Republic
,
France
,
Brazil
,
Russia
,
China
and other countries
, depending on context. In Germany, the applicable law is
paragraph 86a
of the criminal code (StGB), in Poland – Art. 256 of the
criminal code
(Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553). This ban, however, does not apply to swastikas that are of a religious nature, including ones used by Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
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