by Amy Mek, RAIR Foundation:
AfD leader and chancellor candidate Alice Weidel denounced the move as a “blatant attack on political freedom, a grave abuse of office, and a politically motivated purge,” vowing the party would fight back “with all legal means.
Germany’s left-wing government has intensified its politically motivated crackdown on opposition voices, expanding its targets to include not only police officers but also civil servants and others associated with the rising Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). In a move that reeks of authoritarian overreach, German police are reportedly considering dismissing officers affiliated with the AfD—a drastic attack on political diversity that raises urgent questions about the state of democracy in Germany.