Germany's far-right AfD party to eject members linked to militant group

6/11/2024 18:01

        The leaders of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right party polling second in national polls, will meet on Wednesday to initiate proceedings to expel members involved in an extremist group, the party said.
        
        In a statement, the party referred to "members affected by the measures taken by the attorney general", confirming a connection between the party and eight suspects arrested during a major police operation on Tuesday.
        
        The statement did not name the members or specify how many were impacted by the operation.
        
        The operation targeted the Saxonian Separatists, a small group driven by racist ideology and conspiracy theories that had been training in warfare for the downfall of the modern German state.