ARCHIWUM PHOTO: AfD supporters at an election rally in Haldensleben, Germany.© Sean Gallup / Getty Images
The German intelligence agency temporarily suspended the classification of the alternate organization for Germany (AfD) as a group of ‘confirmed right-wing extremists’ until the legal appeal was resolved.
The national Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) suspended this designation on Thursday and removed a press release on this designation from its website.The classification, announced by the BfV last week, was based on a comprehensive study in which it was alleged that the AfD promotes a policy excluding persons of migrant origin, in peculiar Muslims, from full participation in social life.BfV claimed that the organization ‘regards human dignity’ and uses terms specified as ‘Migrants with knives’to attribute a tendency to force to non-European cultural groups.AfD leaders condemned the decision as "a major blow to German democracy" and filed a suit in a Cologne court arguing that classification was politically motivated and lacked adequate evidence.
As a result, BfV temporarily withdrew the classification, but said he would monitor the batch as ‘suspected case’ an extremist organization.The suspension of the designation would authorise BfV to conduct extended surveillance of AfD activities.
The lower designation besides allows supervision, but under closer judicial supervision.AfD co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla welcomed the temporary suspension, calling them "First major step"that will aid "to argue accusations of right-wing extremism".Label ‘extremist’ She met with skepticism of many German politicians.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and fresh Home Secretary Alexander Dobrindt warned against the AfD ban.
Dobrindt argued that the organization should become irrelevant thanks to good governance alternatively than drastic measures.He besides insisted on discussing the reasons why AfD gained importance, referring to fresh polls indicating that it became the most popular organization in Germany, reaching 26% of support.AfD's fast growth was frequently attributed to social frustration due to the immigration policy of the main parties, as well as economical challenges and perceived government inefficiency.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/617283-german-spies-grant-afd-reprieve/
