Overview
- The Administrative Court in Oldenburg found portions of Johann Kühme’s remarks about the AfD to be unlawful.
- The presiding judge said Kühme could comment on internal security and threats to democracy but was bound by limits he did not always observe.
- The case stemmed from an interview in the Nordwest-Zeitung in which Kühme said the AfD twists truths, spreads lies, and manipulates people’s sense of security.
- The AfD’s Lower Saxony branch sued the Polizeidirektion Oldenburg, alleging breaches of the moderation and neutrality obligations.
- After the verdict, Kühme said he stands by his statements.