The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has banned Maximilian Krah, its leading candidate in European elections, from further campaign activities after his comments that members of the SS (Schutzstaffel), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi party, were “not all criminals”.
A party spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that the AfD’s federal steering committee had banned the politician from making public appearances before elections for the European Parliament, scheduled for June 6-9.
