"Germany: AfD disputes 'remigration' investigative report"

An investigative report alleges that far-right figures gathered in a Potsdam hotel to discuss a deportation plan that could also affect German citizens. Participants disputed parts of the account.

Various figures from the German and Austrian far-right scene, including some noteworthy members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, attended a low-key meeting in a Potsdam hotel to discuss topics including a "remigration" plan that would permit the deportation of people who had moved to Germany, an investigative report by the German non-profit research institute Correctiv published on Wednesday alleged. [...]

The report also named entrepreneur Hans Christian Limmer, part owner of the burger and snack chain Hans im Glück, as one of the participants. 

Limmer said later that he had distanced himself "unmistakeably" from the concept of remigration portrayed by Correctiv and that he had not been present for that particular speech. 

Nevertheless, Hans im Glück said in a press release published on Wednesday that he had offered his resignation in a bid to limit any fallout, and the company had decided to accept it. [...]

Read the complete investigative research here.