Germany’s domestic intel agency backtracks on 'extremist' label for AfD - Euractiv
Germany’s domestic intel agency backtracks on 'extremist' label for AfD
Germany's intelligence service has suspended its earlier decision to classify the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “right-wing extremist”
The decision was not backtracked, it was paused since the AfD filed a motion to dismiss the findings of the Verfassungsschutz.
Not a good headline in my opinion, since backtracking would mean reversing the label, which was not done here. The AfD is just stalling for time, since there is a document more then 1000 pages long that proves they are what the label says.
Provides evidence. It is not a proof, but a proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Germany’s major far-right party is now fighting the classification in court. As a consequence, the intelligence agency has given a so-called standstill agreement – meaning that it is pausing the “extremist” designation until a court decision has been made.
Also, I read that first as "incel agency". Hopefully, not foreboding.
Downvote for the next clickbait headline.
Here is an alternative article:
.... This does not mean that the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is deviating from its assessment of the AfD, but only that it is keeping quiet about it publicly. ... This is a tactical procedural move. The AfD can now no longer claim that the court has forbidden the secret service from reporting on the upgrade ...
In addition, the [legal] proceedings could now be accelerated ...
