US EditionGerman intelligence probe into AfD ends in farce with ‘top secret’ report leak
- German intelligence leaked a controversial top-secret report on the AfD on May 13, revealing its classification as right-wing extremist.
- The report was compiled by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and aimed to support public debate despite criticism over its sourcing.
- The 1,108-page document largely consists of public quotes from AfD politicians, including harmless and unconstitutional statements, without relevant confidential intelligence.
- BfV judged the entire AfD as "definitely right-wing extremist," a designation that could justify a total party ban after it received 21% in the recent election.
- The leak and reactions suggest a fraught balance between transparency, security, and freedom of expression amid heated controversy over the AfD's status.
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At the beginning of May, the AfD classified constitutional protection as a secure right-wing extremist - a court ruling is still pending. Now, the media have published the actually secret report. With what consequences?
Several media have published the full AfD opinion of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. For the authority it is considered proven that the entire party is secure right-wing extremist.
After right-wing media have published the AfD opinion, it can be understood on almost 1110 pages why the constitutional protection has classified them as secure right-wing extremist. The AfD immediately disregards the allegations.
The 1100-page document, which the AfD considered secure to be extreme right, has so far been kept strictly under lockdown, but now two media are making it public.
The constitutional protection comes to the conclusion in a study: The AfD is secure right-wing extremist. Now the document is completely on the net for the first time.
A more than a thousand-page report served as a basis for the constitutional protection to classify the AfD as a "assured right-wing extremist effort."
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