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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

German court says intelligence agency can't designate the AfD party an extremist group for now

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A German court said Thursday that the country's domestic intelligence agency can't label the Alternative for Germany party a proven right-wing extremist group while it considers a complaint by the opposition party against last year's designation.

The BfV intelligence agency announced its decision on Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in May. It described the party as a threat to the country’s democratic order, saying it “disregards human dignity” — in particular by what it called “ongoing agitation” against refugees and migrants.

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