Hundreds of German Police Risk Dismissal Over ‘Extremist’ Views
The actions are a part of the political establishment’s attempt to purge ideological opponents from the civil service.
The actions are a part of the political establishment’s attempt to purge ideological opponents from the civil service.
“These ‘constitutional protectors’ are … taking the next step in their desperate battle against the strongest true opposition force in the republic,” Joachim Kuhs, MEP for AfD, said.
Political dissidents on the Right would face limitations on their ability to serve in government jobs and leave and enter their country.
Junge Alternative says ruling is part of a witch-hunt to destroy the surging populist party
Hans-Georg Maaßen has accused the Federal Interior Minister of “misusing the Office for the Protection of the Constitution to combat political opponents”
“It is obvious that the BfV is no longer being used to protect the constitution, but is being misused to protect the government and to fight and persecute government critics,” says Hans-Georg Maassen.
A regional branch of Germany’s domestic spy agency has declared the Alternative for Germany (AfD) youth “right-wing extremists” allowing the government to actively covertly spy on the group’s membership as the AfD reached record highs in new polls.
The former BfV chief’s statement comes after German police last week raided 15 homes of members of the Last Generation who are suspected of helping to finance a criminal enterprise.
With the new designation, the BfV now has the authority to use all intelligence tools at its disposal to monitor JA, including the use of confidential informants, electronic wiretapping, and covert observations.
The court’s ruling is a symbolic victory for the AfD, and it comes one week after the party won a similar case in Hessen, where the state’s administrative court ordered BfV to cease all of its covert investigations into the AfD.
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