The Munich Administrative Court ruled to allow surveillance of the AfD party in Bavaria by the Bavarian State Office for the Protection of the Constitution.

The court cited evidence of extremist tendencies within the AfD, including ethnic-biological beliefs and calls for violence.

This ruling enables the use of intelligence methods against the AfD in Bavaria, potentially impacting its members.

The AfD intends to appeal the decision, denying the accusations and claiming they have nothing to hide.

Surveillance measures against AfD groups are already in place in other German states, with a similar ruling expected soon from the North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Administrative Court.