The official association of German judges, the Deutscher Richterbund (DRB) , has called on the federal government to tighten up the law to stop state governments from abusing prosecution powers to potentially influence criminal cases. The prospect that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could take over the government in Saxony-Anhalt , which appears highly likely after the party's resounding election win in early September, has raised fears that "extremists in government" could steer "criminal investigations in one direction or another through directives," according to the DRB.
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