Thuringia's AfD leader Björn Höcke is said to have used a banned Nazi saying again. The state parliament's justice committee is clearing the way for investigations.
The background is investigations by the Gera public prosecutor's office. HöCke is expected to run as the top candidate for the AfD in the Thuringian state elections on September 1st. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Thuringia classifies Hö cke as a right-wing extremist.