BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's domestic intelligence agency has put a regional branch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance, German media reported on Monday, denting the far-right party's efforts to establish itself as a credible opposition force.
The development followed the expulsion from the AfD last month of Andreas Kalbitz, the party's chief in the eastern state of Brandenburg, over links with right-wing extremist organisations - a decision by the AfD national executive committee still disputed by rank-and-file members.
Brandenburg Interior Minister Michael Stuebgen and Germany's domestic intelligence chief Joerg Mueller will give more details later on Monday on the decision, broadcaster RTL said, citing state government sources.