A German administrative court on Monday ruled that the youth wing of the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) may be classified by Germany’s domestic intelligence service as a “certified right-wing extremist endeavor.”
In the decision announced on Tuesday, an administrative court in the western city of Cologne rejected an injunction by the AfD and its “Junge Alternative”(JA), or Young Alternative, which sought to remove the classification.
The ruling this week is also open to appeal at a higher court.
