Constitutional Protection
Constitutional protection office waives appeal in expedited afd case
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The Federal Interior Ministry will not appeal the Cologne Administrative Court's decision that the AfD cannot be classified as a secured right-wing extremist group for now. The party remains a suspected case in the right-wing extremist spectrum. A ruling in the main proceedings is still pending.
Following a partial legal victory for the AfD in court, Germany's Federal Interior Ministry is reviewing a domestic intelligence expert opinion on classifying the party as right-wing extremist. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced an in-depth examination that was not conducted under his predecessor Nancy Faeser. The Cologne Administrative Court has temporarily suspended the classification.
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The Cologne Administrative Court has ruled in an expedited procedure that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution may not classify the AfD as confirmed right-wing extremist for the time being. The decision is interim, and the main proceedings are still pending. Politicians from various parties are responding cautiously, while the AfD hails the ruling as a victory.