German court rules spy service may not label AfD ‘extremist’ for now

BERLIN: A German court ruled on Thursday that the domestic intelligence agency cannot label the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “confirmed right-wing extremist” group, at least for now. The AfD had challenged the designation, which would empower the spy agency to use broader surveillance powers to monitor it and would embolden political opponents seeking a ban of the anti-immigration party.

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