Nivelles town councillor says photograph of him in his underwear with flag around him was ‘crass mistake’ during a ‘far too drunken’ evening. A Belgian politician apologized after an old picture emerged on Friday of him stripped to his underwear and draped in a Nazi flag, describing the incident as a hazing stunt gone wrong and a “crass mistake.” The compromising image of Germain Dalne, a 26-year-old town councillor from Nivelles in southern Belgium, was made public by the newspaper L’Avenir after resurfacing on social media. “Let’s be clear: it’s no small matter to find yourself with a Nazi flag on your back,” Dalne, who sits in opposition on the council for the center-right MR party, told AFP in a statement. A Belgian politician apologized after an old picture emerged on Friday of him stripped to his underwear and draped in a Nazi flag, describing the incident as a hazing stunt gone wrong and a “crass mistake.” The compromising image of Germain Dalne, a 26-year-old town councillor from Nivelles in southern Belgium, was made public by the newspaper L’Avenir after resurfacing on social media. “Let’s be clear: it’s no small matter to find yourself with a Nazi flag on your back,” Dalne, who sits in opposition on the council for the center-right MR party, told AFP in a statement. “This was a crass mistake, but one without any political or ideological connotation,” he said, adding: “I reiterate my sincerest apologies.” According to Dalne, the picture, showing him from behind clad in a Swastika-emblazoned flag with blue boxer shorts poking out beneath, was taken during a scout camp several years ago.
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