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00:00James, why does a 1,000-page internal report claim the AFD is a threat to Germany?
00:07So this is a report by one of Germany's main intelligence services, the Office for
00:13Constitutional Protection. As the name shows, their goal is to protect Germany's constitution,
00:19which of course came out of the post-war settlement after the Nazis were defeated.
00:25So they actually have significantly more powers than some comparable domestic intelligence
00:31organizations in other countries. So they're aiming, they look at parties, right-wing, left-wing
00:38extremist groups, as well as some religious groups, and are tasked with analyzing whether
00:44they are a threat to democracy.