AfD man Moosdorf faces punishment after attack on Frohnmaier

"Incorrect assessments" and "gaffes"

He accuses Frohnmaier of "late and often incorrect assessments, but also correct gaffes" and refers, among other things, to his statement shortly after the start of the Iran war, according to which the government of US President Donald Trump "acted with surgical precision and clear goal orientation".

Moosdorf referred to the attack on a girls' school in Iran, which killed at least 168 schoolgirls, and accused his parliamentary group colleague of making such a cynical and inappropriate choice of words and damaging the foreign policy credibility of the parliamentary group. "Bild" had quoted Frohnmaier on the letter as saying: "Anyone who knows Mr. Moosdorf can make up their own mind. We will discuss everything else internally."

Moosdorf himself was criticized

Moosdorf himself was criticized within the parliamentary group during the last legislative period as foreign policy spokesperson. It was about a trip to Russia and connections to Moscow. The cellist had accepted an honorary professorship at the internationally renowned Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow. The academy is funded by the Russian Ministry of Culture.

Just a week ago, former German army officer Rüdiger Lucassen resigned as the AfD parliamentary group's defense policy spokesperson and head of the parliamentary group's defense working group after long internal disputes. It was about his leadership style, but also about a substantive dispute over the question of the AfD's orientation with regard to the Bundeswehr, compulsory military service and the understanding of the state.

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