Bavarian Parliament: Constitutional Watch on Second AfD Representative
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Hey there! Let's chat about the Bavarian Constitutional Protection keeping tabs on another AfD member in the state parliament. A spokesperson from the state office confirmed this to the German Press Agency upon request. Here's the lowdown on this ongoing investigation.
Initially, the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" reported on this matter following statements by the president of the Bavarian Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Manfred Hauser, in the interior committee of the state parliament on Wednesday. The identity of the second AfD member under surveillance since late April, as well as the reasoning behind the decision, was initially unclear.
Be aware that it takes some hefty hoops to monitor MPs by the constitutional protection. According to the Bavarian Interior Ministry, the political police in the Free State are only allowed to eyeball an MP if they use their mandate to combat the liberal democratic basic order or actively and aggressively fight against it.
Remember, so far, these criteria have only been met by Franz Schmid of the AfD. Last year, the Bavarian Interior Ministry made public that Schmid, the parliamentarian from Neu-Ulm, was under the watchful eye of the domestic intelligence service - due to suspicions of extremist activities.
In the eyes of the constitutional protectors, Schmid, the then-chairman of the now-defunct youth organization "Junge Alternative," had close ties to the right-wing extremist "Identitarian Movement." Schmid dismissed the accusations at the time: "The constant attacks by the constitutional protection on the AfD are nothing more than political campaigns and should be rejected as such," he said in response to an inquiry.
I couldn't find specific details about the other AfD representative being monitored by the Constitutional Protection in my search results. You might need to dive deeper into local news sources or official statements from the Bavarian Office for the Protection of the Constitution to get more insights. Keep in mind that the political landscape constantly evolves, so stay tuned for updates!
- The Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 16 June 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of motor vehicles might come into play when addressing the mode of transportation used by politicians under investigation.
- While the Bavarian Parliament's Constitutional Watch on the second AfD representative is a matter of policy-and-legislation and politics, it's crucial to remember that the constitutional protectors' actions are based upon the principles established by the constitutional laws of the country.
- Schmid's ongoing surveillance by the Bavarian Office for the Protection of the Constitution, as mentioned in the general news, highlights the need for policy-makers and policymakers to set a clear estimation and enact a policy to prevent and counter extremist activities in politics.
- The h2 session of the interior committee in the state parliament, where Manfred Hauser talked about the second AfD member under surveillance, might have offered insights regarding the policy and legislation related to the permissible sound power level of political surveillance by the constitutional protectors, as per Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 16 June 1976.
