A defamation case against the leader of the Bavarian state branch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) over insulting comments about Bavaria’s state premier has been settled with a fine of €12,000 ($12,870). The AfD’s Stephan Protschka derided Bavarian state premier Markus Söder as “Södolf” – an apparent reference to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler – and called him a “traitor to the country” at a political event on Ash Wednesday last year. The local public prosecutor’s office office had brought a case against Protschka, but on Tuesday agreed to drop the proceedings in exchange for Protsch…