Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution: AfD Brandenburg exposed as right-wing extremist!

Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution: AfD Brandenburg exposed as right-wing extremist!

The Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution has published a comprehensive report that classifies the AfD Brandenburg as a “certain extremist effort”. This 142-page document was leaked online prematurely and documents 622 pieces of evidence that show violations of human dignity and the principles of democracy and the rule of law. The authority has no doubt about the extremist orientation of the entire regional association and accuses the AfD of actively working to overthrow the political system. The Brandenburg AfD is the fourth regional association to be classified as confirmed right-wing extremist, which shows worrying parallels at both the state and federal level, as the entire AfD was also upgraded as confirmed right-wing extremist, but an assessment is currently suspended pending the decision of the Cologne Administrative Court taz reported.

The report shows that the AfD has continued and even intensified its anti-constitutional efforts since 2020. Brandenburg AfD politicians are caught in a “xenophobic one-upping competition” while migration policy demands are formulated openly and aggressively. An example of this is the term “remigration” used as a campaign slogan. A collection of derogatory statements and statements is also documented on 62 pages, which in particular contain discriminatory content against migrants and Germans with a migration background. Such statements describe people as “murderers, terrorists and rapists” as well as “foreign cultural invaders” such as this rbb24 reports.

Content of the report

The Office for the Protection of the Constitution emphasizes that the AfD propagates an “ethnic and ethnic understanding of the people,” which contributes to discrimination. This orientation is also expressed in the distinction between “passport Germans” and other Germans, which violates fundamental equality and human dignity. Political opponents are denounced by the AfD as “traitors” and the independence of the courts is questioned, which poses a serious threat to the principle of democracy. The authority notes that harsh criticism of the government does not violate the principle of democracy, but a line is crossed when the political system is disparaged.

The members of the state executive committee around party leader René Springer are also closely connected to several right-wing extremist organizations such as “Zukunft Heimat”, “One Percent” and the “Identitarian Movement”. According to the information from the taz There were protective steps on the part of the former Interior Minister Katrin Lange, who had to vacate her post due to internal conflicts over the reassessment of the state Office for the Protection of the Constitution.

Political implications

The Brandenburg AfD feels confirmed in its own perception and has supported the publication of the report. Party leader Springer said that he was looking forward to the publication in order to critically assess the work of the domestic secret service. With the withdrawal of a lawsuit against the upgrading of the AfD in official terms, the classification as “certain right-wing extremist” could now also be communicated publicly.

These events cast a worrying light on the political landscape in Brandenburg and beyond its borders. The growing ties between the AfD and right-wing extremist structures could have serious consequences for democracy in the country.