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German intel: AfD taken over by extremist factions (www.dw.com)

submitted 2 years ago by BlackRose@slrpnk.net to c/europe@feddit.de

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cross-posted from: https://mlem.a-smol-cat.fr/post/77878

The far-right Alternative for Germany party has become increasingly influenced by extremist conspiracy theorists, according to the head of German domestic intelligence.

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[–] avater@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Funny thing is that the AFD has been labeled as a "suspected" extremist group by our intelligence service and are still allowed to be active... Sometimes I don't understand how my own country works...

[–] Redditquaza@feddit.de 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not as an extremist group, but as a suspected extremist group, that's a difference. Therefore they also can't use surveillance measures against them yet.

[–] avater@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

[–] copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We even allow the NPD (or “Heimat“ now).

[–] Raikin@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

Tbf they only avoided banning due to them being irrelevant and the judged agreed that banning them would likely give them more popularity.