AfD files lawsuit against German spy agency's extremist classification

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wear morph suits and wave flags during an event to rally support for Sunday's European Parliament elections at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -Far-right party Alternative for Germany filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging a decision last week by Germany's domestic intelligence agency to classify the party as an extremist organisation.

A spokesperson for the administrative court in Cologne said the lawsuit and a corresponding emergency petition had been submitted, both of which would be reviewed once the BfV domestic intelligence agency had confirmed that it had been notified.