The AfD party has filed 457 new pieces of evidence in the ongoing dispute with the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, according to the Higher Administrative Court. The appeals process is set to continue on Thursday and Friday after a several-week break. In March, the 5th Senate of the OVG in Münster was unable to proceed with its planned agenda in the oral hearing due to numerous bias and evidence requests from the AfD. The presiding judge, Gerald Buck, has scheduled 13 new dates until the summer vacation.
Members of the party’s executive committee, Maximilian Krah and Peter Boehringer, are expected to travel to Münster on Thursday. The case revolves around the classification of the AfD by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The 5th Senate of the OVG will determine whether the ruling from the lower court in Cologne still stands. The Federal Office in Cologne had classified both the party and the youth organization Junge Alternative (JA) as potential cases of right-wing extremism.
The ongoing legal battle between the AfD and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has caused delays in the appeals process, with the presiding judge setting new dates for hearings until the summer break. The case centers around the classification of the AfD as a potential right-wing extremist organization by the Federal Office in Cologne. Members of the party’s executive committee are set to appear in court in Münster to continue the appeals process.
The Higher Administrative Court in Münster was unable to proceed with its planned agenda in March due to the large number of bias and evidence requests filed by the AfD. The dispute between the party and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has resulted in a delay in the appeals process. The presiding judge has scheduled new dates for hearings until the summer vacation in order to address the backlog of evidence and bias requests.
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Cologne had previously classified the AfD and its youth organization JA as potential cases of right-wing extremism. The ongoing legal battle will determine whether this classification will be upheld or overturned by the Higher Administrative Court in Münster. Members of the party’s executive committee, Maximilian Krah and Peter Boehringer, are expected to appear in court to help resolve the dispute.
The AfD party has submitted 457 new pieces of evidence in the ongoing dispute with the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The appeals process is set to continue after a several-week break, with the 5th Senate of the OVG in Münster working to address the backlog of evidence and bias requests filed by the party. The classification of the AfD as a potential right-wing extremist organization by the Federal Office in Cologne remains at the center of the legal battle, with members of the party’s executive committee set to appear in court to continue the appeals process.
