Protection of the Constitution in Bavaria: AfD threatens to be classified as a clearly right-wing extremist organization

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The AfD is threatened with a significantly sharper assessment by the protection of the constitution.

That said the head of the Bavarian State Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Burkhard Körner, in an interview with WELT.

It is therefore unclear whether the party as a whole will in future be upgraded not only to a suspected case, but also to a classic object of observation like other clearly right-wing extremist organizations.

Körner told WELT: “There is currently an intensive voting process underway within the constitutional protection group on the question of whether the AfD will be observed in the future.” If the party is observed, it must be clarified “whether the AfD is treated as a suspected case or as a secured extremist organization becomes".

He announced: Bavaria would join the association's decision.

Burkhard Körner, head of the protection of the constitution in Bavaria

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In security circles, a decision has long been expected this January.

People who are familiar with the meetings firmly assume that the AfD will be dealt with more strictly.

Two years ago, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) initially declared the party a so-called test case.

An upgrade would allow the authorities to use intelligence tools such as informants or to monitor communications.

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Several media reported on Tuesday that the entire party will shortly be declared a suspected right-wing extremism case.

Upgrading to the status of an official object of observation would mean that the domestic secret service considers it already proven that the party is a right-wing extremist movement.

The AfD announced that it would take legal action against a classification.

Bavaria's head of the protection of the Constitution made the AfD reproaches in the course of the corona pandemic: "You cannot accuse the AfD of advocating or promoting terrorist actions by constantly questioning the corona measures," said Körner.

“But the dynamism that the AfD triggers leads to this disenchantment with the state and even hatred of the state.

Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) points out this danger when he speaks of the 'corona mob'. "

According to Körner, sub-groups of the Bavarian “lateral thinker” movement are being observed.

“We also have sub-groups of the Bavarian 'lateral thinkers' movement under observation, for example those with a right-wing extremist intention." For example, the "Action Alliance Lower Bavaria", which has already registered "lateral thinkers" demonstrations, is being observed by its authority .