Today, the German Spy Agency who published a report that the 2nd largest party in Parliament AfD is “certainly extreme-right” did suspend its assessment after the AfD has introduced a claim at the Court.
The designation report was issued in doubtful circumstances and immediately was criticised by a wide spectrum of politicians, media and other interested groups.
The designation as extreme-right would allow the German police to investigate, to spy on, and to eventually prohibit the AfD. Their members will be socially outed, may lose jobs, bank accounts and may face other punitive actions from the government or other institutions.
The Spy Agency is subordinated to the Interior Ministry, therefore, the assessment of being extrem-right is a political act, not a court decision. It is a first step of the Government to prohibit an opposition party, which in the case of AfD is the largest opposition party while being the 2nd largest in Germany.
The suspension is done unilaterally and probably due to the change of the Interior Minister.
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