Overview
- Greens floor manager Irene Mihalic said she will explore whether responses to AfD small inquiries can be narrowed when officials see risks to Germany that could benefit Russia.
- Marc Henrichmann, who chairs the Bundestag’s intelligence oversight panel for the CDU, backed curbs and cited what he called strong indicia of Russia‑directed espionage, urging that sensitive details not be sent to AfD deputies in writing.
- Union parliamentary leader Jens Spahn pressed AfD chief Alice Weidel to clarify the allegations, calling the suspicion of spying for Vladimir Putin a grave matter.
- The AfD rejected the claims, with Thuringia leader Björn Höcke filing a criminal complaint and lawsuit against Interior Minister Georg Maier over his remarks and warning of an attack on parliamentary rights.
- AfD deputy Sebastian Münzenmaier criticized Bundestag President Julia Klöckner for not publicly defending the inquiry rights, while no formal restrictions or party‑ban proceedings have been initiated.