"Rather than just being a clear case for surveillance as it was first designated in 2022, the state chapter of the party was now deemed "certified right-wing extremist" or an "extremist endeavor." This lowers the barriers to surveillance for intelligence operations, permits the use of undercover informants and simplifies telecommunications monitoring. Behrens said that as extremists could not work as public servants, this would make checking individual cases necessary."
"The AfD won 11% of the vote at the last regional elections in Lower Saxony in 2022 and is the second largest opposition party in the state at present. "It treats our state and our democratic institutions with contempt. People with migratory backgrounds are made into second-class citizens. It unapologetically propagates the so-called 'remigration' of millions of people from the heart of our society. This is again proven.""
Lower Saxony's internal intelligence agency will monitor the Alternative for Germany (AfD) state chapter as a surveillance object due to its classification within right-wing extremism. Interior Minister Daniela Behrens and Verfassungsschutz head Dirk Pejril announced an upgrade from level 2 to level 3 on a three-step observation scale, labeling the chapter a certified right-wing extremist or extremist endeavor. The designation lowers barriers for intelligence operations, allows undercover informants and simplifies telecommunications monitoring. The AfD holds 11% of regional votes from 2022 and is the second-largest opposition party in the state. Authorities cite contempt for democratic institutions, xenophobic rhetoric and calls for "remigration," and note extremists cannot serve as public servants, prompting individual case checks.
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