The Belgian government today prohibited the Belgian Nazi organization “Nasso” from holding military exercises in public. However, the government has so far not taken the step, generally demanded in Belgium, of altogether prohibiting the Nazi organization in the country.
Recently the Belgian government prohibited the official opening of the newly-built Nazi headquarters in Antwerp and specifically forbade the flying of the swastika flag over the building. Belgian Nazis at first threatened to ignore the government.
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