Mäurer criticizes AfD report: A ban remains in the distance!

Mäurer criticizes AfD report: A ban remains in the distance!

In a explosive advance, Bremen's Senator Ulrich Mäurer has commented on the latest developments around the alternative for Germany (AfD). He considers the current opinion of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution to be inadequate in order to drive a ban on the party. According to Mäurer, the reasoning for a procedure for the Federal Constitutional Court is "too thin", which many of his colleagues in the Interior confirm. A central point of criticism is the focus of the expert opinion on human dignity, while relevant questions about the endangerment of democracy by the AfD and its role in the rule of law remain unclear. However, these topics are crucial for a potential prohibition procedure, emphasizes the Senator in a report by Buten and Binnen.

"The report does not have what it takes to justify a ban on the AfD," says Mäurer. The reason for the discussion was the publication of the secret report, which the AfD sees as "politically motivated" and initiated legal steps against it. Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt agreed with the exchange of views and explained that the report did not provide any conclusive evidence of the constitutional efforts of the AfD, reports Tagesschau.

The challenges of a prohibition procedure

The report includes over 1,000 pages and documents, among other things, xenophobic statements by AfD politicians. Nevertheless, the evidence for a ban harbors some difficulties. According to Markus Ogorek, a director of the Institute for Public Law, the report is only a "factual assessment". Legally relevant questions that are to be clarified in a possible procedure include, among other things, whether the AfD pursues anti -constitutional goals or actively acts against the democratic constitutional regulations. This can only happen before the Federal Constitutional Court, where the Bundestag, Federal Council or the Federal Government can apply.

Another complication element is the latest decision by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BFV). This has temporarily suspended the classification of the AfD as "secured right -wing extremist struts". This measure could increase the pressure on the party, the proportion of which increased to around 21 percent in the last federal election, since it now acts as the strongest opposition fraction. Critics such as ex-interior minister Faeser rather emphasize a neutral examination of the party and point out that the classification of the protection of the constitution is based on thorough analysis, as the [DW] (https://www.dw.com/de/verfahlungschutz-afd-und-politik--neutralit describes). However, it is under strong political influence and is the subject of ongoing charges on the part of the Afd.

The way forward

Right now, since the demands for a joint ban on AfD between the federal and state governments are loud, Mäurer sees the need to form a working group for information collection. In this way, well -founded arguments for further action against the AfD could finally come to the table. The inner dispute over the goal of the party is thus further fought, whereby the risks of a prohibition procedure must be carefully weighed up by the responsible bodies. Many actors fear that such a procedure could fail again in court, as has already happened in the past.

A proof of prohibition of human -questionable statements by the AfD thus becomes a Herculean task. The parties involved agree that such a procedure - should it become a reality - need analysis and evidence on a very firm legal reason. With the latest development around the constitutional protection report, the debate about the political future of the AfD will remain exciting.