Ban proceedings: Hubig wants to use emails when checking the AfD ban
Hundreds of thousands of AfD emails have been published on the internet. Minister of Justice Hubig sees this as possible material for examining a party ban. What it depends on.
German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig believes that hundreds of thousands of emails from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, recently published online, could help pave the way for a ban on the party. She suggests establishing a federal-state working group to examine the prospects of a ban, which could consider all available evidence, including the emails, to determine if they provide proof of the party's anti-constitutional activities.
The AfD is currently being monitored by the Federal Constitutional Protection Agency as a suspected case, with some state associations classified as securely right-wing extremist. Hubig and Mecklenburg-Vorpomerns Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig have both called for a working group to investigate the possibility of a ban.
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