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The AfD has labeled the constitutional safety in Brandenburg as safe proper -wing extremist. Incorrect communication for prime classification beforehand led to the dismissal of President Jörg Müller.

The Brandenburg constitutional safety has labeled the AfD regional affiliation as safe proper -wing extremist. Interior Minister Katrin Lange (SPD) introduced on Wednesday. Accordingly, the classification happened on April 14th. However, she solely bought data of this on May 5, mentioned Interior Minister Katrin Lange (SPD). So far, the AfD state celebration in Brandenburg has been assessed as a suspected case.

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Miller Long due to incorrect communication

The information follows a day after Lange had launched the earlier head of the Protection of the Constitution in Brandenburg, Jörg Müller. The Ministry of the Interior introduced to RBB | 24 that the accountable head of the safety of the structure had not violated the directions with the classification. But he needed to inform the home administration. Because this occurred very late, he gave start to him for a very long time.

Long defended the expulsion of the state of the state’s inside committee. Müller solely knowledgeable her on Monday that the AfD regional affiliation was raised as a safe proper -wing extremist affiliation. However, the classification by the safety of the structure has been obtained since mid -April. According to the service instruction, Müller was not obliged to tell her, mentioned the minister. However, she rated this as a breach of belief. In the previous few weeks, Müller had apparently additionally taught different state constitutional safety workplaces in regards to the excessive stage.

The Ministry had introduced on Tuesday that the boldness of Interior Minister was not in Müller. Müller had advised the German press company on Tuesday that he had “nothing to reproach himself.”

Long additionally made it clear that the classification as a secured proper -wing extremist state affiliation now existed, however “for the time being”. In phrases of content material, Lange didn’t wish to consider the opinion on the excessive stage of the constitutional safety. She has not but discovered time to take care of the classification observe.

Interior Minister of the States wish to look at dealings with AfD members within the civil service

The classification of the AfD as secured proper -wing extremist by the safety of the structure might convey celebration members who work within the civil service. The inside ministers of the federal states wish to negotiate this.

Contrary reactions to classification and discharge

AfD member of the state parliament in Brandenburg reacted indignantly to the classification of the state celebration as safe proper -wing extremist. It is “Hanebüchen” that the complete celebration ought to be right-wing extremist, mentioned AfD MP Lena Kotré on the inside committee of the state parliament in Potsdam. Her group colleague Wilko Möller spoke of “pure will to exterminate” with the assistance of secret service means.

In the inside committee there was a dispute with SPD MPs on Wednesday. SPD MP Andreas Noack mentioned to the tackle of AfD MP Daniel Freiherr von Lützow: “You are the wolf in sheep’s clothing, you fight this constitution. Just because you are democratically chosen, you are far from being democrat”. Von Lützow spoke of a “smear theater” and mentioned he represented the Basic Law.

In her half, the Brandenburg CDU sharply criticized the Minister of the Interior. The assertion that the pinnacle of the structure will not be knowledgeable in regards to the classification is “not very credible,” mentioned the home spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group, Rainer Genilke. He additionally accused the “political independence” of the safety of the structure for a very long time and to droop the authority to “accusation of political influence”. That performs extremists within the arms.

Special session of the SPD parliamentary group

Discharge apparently additionally causes inquiries in a very long time. The deputy SPD parliamentary group chief Erik Stohn advised RBB | 24, he finds the step “very unfortunate”. He emphasised that his faction had confidence within the work of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which he does “independently for law and law”. Many had been shocked by Müller’s launch, mentioned Stohn, who can be a member of the Brandenburg State Parliament Interior Committee. Müller was a acknowledged head of the constitutional safety officer nationwide.

However, Stohn admitted that the belief between the authorities and the minister should even be given. “Trust is a high asset,” he mentioned. The query of whether or not the SPD faction nonetheless had confidence within the Interior Minister left Stohn open on Wednesday afternoon. A particular assembly of the SPD faction takes place on Wednesday night, Stohn introduced.

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Andrea Lübcke, State President of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Brandenburg, commented on Wednesday to categorise the Brandenburg AfD: “This classification is not a political judgment, but the result of years of observation and thorough examination by the protection of the constitution,” emphasised Lübcke. However, she expressed criticism of the reasons of Langes about Müller’s dismissal: “For us alliance green, discharge continues to be like a political motivated expression of a recognized specialist and fighter against right -wing extremism. The minister was unable to invalidate today.”

Sebastian Walter, state chairman of the Brandenburg left, spoke of a “beheading” of the safety of the structure. Müller additionally “made a clear position on the right -wing extremist character of the Brandenburg AfD,” mentioned Walter. “Apparently this is the reason for his distance from the office.” Look away for a very long time and trivialize. “This state government is obviously blind in the right eye,” mentioned Walter.

For a very long time suspicion

According to the Protection of the Constitution, the AfD regional affiliation in Brandenburg has been a suspicion case since 2020. According to media stories, a better stage was already deliberate as secured in autumn final 12 months, however was not carried out with regard to the state and federal elections.

On Friday final week, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution labeled the Federal Association of the AfD as secured proper -wing extremist. The AfD, alternatively, filed a lawsuit.

In Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, the respective state constitutional safety already orders the celebration as secured right-wing extremist.

Broadcast: rbb24, 07.05.2025, 1:00 p.m.

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