Overview

• Parliamentary manager Bernd Baumann confirmed in Berlin that the employment contract has been dissolved, declining to provide further details.
• Reporting identifies the dismissed staffer as Philipp R., who served the AfD parliamentary group as its security coordinator.
• Prosecutors confirmed a May 22, 2024 Landgericht Ravensburg conviction for threats, unlawful possession of prohibited items, and intentional drunk driving.
• According to court records and media reports, the 2022 Friedrichshafen case involved racist insults against asylum home residents, a fired blank‑firing gun, intoxicated driving, and police finding banned items.
• The Bundestag had already revoked his access pass for security reasons, and the AfD characterized the matter as a personnel issue after investigative coverage brought it to light.