German Police Raid AfD Lawmaker's Home Over Years-Old Social Media Posts

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• – German lawmakers investigate AfD politician Rene Dierkes over years-old social media posts, accusing him of promoting 'ethnic concept of people contrary to human dignity', in what some see as an attempt to discredit him.
• – The search did not involve a formal parliamentary vote to lift Dierkes' immunity, and has raised questions about political bias by authorities.
• – Dierkes' party, the AfD, has condemned the action, calling it a 'humiliating decision' by the authorities against the opposition.