German goes on trial over anti-migrant illegal gun site
By DW
08 December 2018 |
3:11 pm
After evading authorities for over a year, German national Mario R. is set to face charges of selling guns illegally on his "Migrantenschreck" website. Media reports suggest the site was funded by far-right sources.
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