NRW Office for the Protection of the Constitution: Junge Alternative is a suspected case

Extremism - NRW Office for the Protection of the Constitution: Junge Alternative is a suspected case

The North Rhine-Westphalian Office for the Protection of the Constitution has classified the youth organization of the AfD, Junge Alternative (JA), in NRW as a suspected right-wing extremist organization. "There are strong indications that the Junge Alternative does not play by democratic rules, but prefers its own right-wing extremist set of rules," announced Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) on Tuesday. The NRW Office for the Protection of the Constitution is therefore monitoring the Junge Alternative from now on.

According to Reul, right-wing extremist positions have become dominant among the Junge Alternative in NRW in recent years. There is "extensive cooperation with numerous actors of the right-wing extremist movement of the New Right". Young AfD members in NRW are promoting the "Identitarian Movement" and its successor organizations on social media, for example. In addition, people with a right-wing extremist biography are active in the JA NRW.

The state association of the Junge Alternative in NRW has ideologically aligned with the political course of the federal association of the JA since 2019, the Interior Minister continued. This is characterized by a "national-ethnic understanding of the people and xenophobia". JA NRW also represents positions that violate the guarantee of human dignity.

In the event of a suspected case, there are "sufficiently weighty factual indications" of anti-constitutional aspirations. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution can then evaluate and store personal data and, under strict conditions, use intelligence service means, such as surveillance or recruiting informants.

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1. Following the classification of Junge Alternative as a suspected right-wing extremist organization in North Rhine-Westphalia, other German parties have expressed their concern about the rise of extremism within the organization.
2. Herbert Reul, the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has emphasized the need for the secret services to closely monitor the activities of Junge Alternative.
3. The AfD's youth organization, Junge Alternative, has been under scrutiny in Germany for promoting extremist positions and cooperating with various right-wing extremist groups, including the Identitarian Movement.
4. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution in North Rhine-Westphalia has the authority to collect and store personal data, as well as use intelligence service means such as surveillance and recruitment of informants, in cases of suspected right-wing extremist organizations.
5. In response to the classification of Junge Alternative as a suspected case, the Youth Organization of the AfD in North Rhine-Westphalia has denied any accusations of extremism and claimed that they are simply promoting conservative values.
6. The rise of extremist groups in Germany, including the AfD and its youth organization, has sparked debate among political parties and civic organizations about the need for increased efforts to combat extremism and protect the country's democratic values.

Source: www.stern.de