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AfD Leader: Spying on Party Breaches Laws Protecting Political Speech

In early May 2025, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency designated the AfD and its branches in Thuringia and Saxony as right-wing extremist, initiating official surveillance measures against them.
This decision followed disputes over AfD's opposition to open borders and allowed wiretapping and informants despite ongoing legal challenges and temporary suspension of measures.
On Monday in Berlin, AfD Thuringia chief Björn Höcke, accompanied by legal experts, released a 62-page document arguing that the surveillance of his party constitutes a serious threat to democratic principles by unfairly focusing on the leading opposition group.
Höcke, convicted multiple times for using the slogan 'Alles für Deutschland,' announced plans to investigate possible abuse of office by the Thuringia intelligence branch president Stephan Kramer.
The AfD argues the surveillance violates legal protections for political speech, and Höcke expects his legal challenge to influence federal courts against what he calls state persecution.

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