Far-right party denies backing deportation of 'unassimilated' Germans

FILE PHOTO: A view of flags near the venue of 14th federal party convention of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Magdeburg, Germany, July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -The far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany said on Wednesday it had no plans to pursue deportation of "unassimilated" immigrants with passports if it wins power, after investigative portal Correctiv said that was aired at a meeting.

Correctiv said Roland Hartwig, personal assistant to AfD leader Alice Weidel, and Ulrich Siegmund, party leader in Saxony Anhalt state, met neo-Nazi influencers and wealthy businessmen late last year in a hotel near Berlin.