After the classification of the AfD as a test case of the constitutional protection, the party has filed a lawsuit. Not for reasons of content – you feel the message is discredited.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has filed at the administrative court of Cologne case against the Federal office for the protection of the Constitution (BfV). In a letter of 4. February, the party proposes to prohibit the BfV in the future, to the public on the classification of the AfD to report to the Federal party as a so-called test case.
The font set is available WDR, NDR and the “süddeutsche Zeitung”. As a “test case” referred to the protection of the Constitution, a preliminary stage of a possible observation, in the only public sources are evaluated and the secret service are not allowed to come funds. Because, of course, still no official decision had been made, lacked the protection of the Constitution on a legal basis for this “public discrediting communication”, as the AfD representative lawyers.
the protection of the Constitution, President Thomas Haldenwang: The AfD is seen as a test case.
AfD sees “stigmatizing” statements
For any further mention of the formulation is to pay the BfV in Cologne, according to the will of the AfD to a fine of up to 10,000 Euro, so it is read in the 97-page application for a temporary injunction. The AfD accused the protection of the Constitution by the communication of the Prüffalles among other things, this “stigmatizing” and “ehrschädigende statements about a party” and a “violation of the neutrality and factual statehood bid”.
the protection of the Constitution, President Thomas Haldenwang had the decision of the BfV, consider the total party AfD as a test case, on 15. January, at a press conference publicly notified. “Even if we report only with the utmost restraint in public about test items, therefore, here the clarification, that the present indications are not condensed with the views of the party as a Whole is still sufficient to exceed the threshold of the observation object,” said Haldenwang.
