A commission of the Brandenburg state parliament has uncovered contacts of four AfD politicians with the GDR's state security service. The individuals involved were young when they had these connections.
The commission published the results of its review this week. Accordingly, four out of 30 AfD members stood out due to contacts with the state security service.
Falk Janke and Peter Drenske completed their military service in the Felix Dzerzhinsky Guard Regiment. Roman Kuffert was an unofficial collaborator under the code name Atze for about four weeks in 1979. Jean-René Adam collected information on young people under the code name Hubert.
The AfD presents itself as the heir to the peaceful revolution of 1989. The commission found that the contacts of those named did not lead to serious burdens.