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Berlin (dpa) - SPD leader Saskia Esken has called on the protection of the constitution to expand observation of the AfD.
"It is imperative that the Office for the Protection of the Constitution not only observe the AfD, but also its networking with national and international actors on the right-wing extremist scene," Esken told the newspapers of the Funke media group (online Sunday, print Monday).
This scene is radicalizing across borders and shows a high propensity for violence.
She also criticized Wednesday's actions in and around the Bundestag.
These clearly showed that “the AfD is increasingly cooperating with extremists who make our state and its organs contemptible and who do not shy away from criminal acts”.
During the vote on the Infection Protection Act, visitors to the Reichstag building came through AfD MPs on Wednesday, who then molested, filmed and sometimes insulted advocates of the law among politicians.
Thousands of people demonstrated against the law around the government district.
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At the same time, the SPD chairwoman expressed concern about an "increasing right-wing radical infiltration" of the demonstrations against the Corona protective measures.
"The state must consistently act as a regulatory power and must enforce the rules on the number of participants and health protection," demanded Esken.
"Violent excesses must be prevented from the outset and otherwise consistently prosecuted."
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