Germany continues former employee of AfD politician Maximilian Krah for Chinese espionage

In a study of Chinese espionage, the German Public Prosecution Service continues a former employee of Alternative Für Deutschland politician Maximillian Krah. Report that German media Tuesday. It is a man who worked for the radical-right politician from 2019 to 2024. Krah was in the European Parliament at the time. In March, Krah was elected a member of the German Bundestag.

The former employee is said to have been employed by the Chinese intelligence service since 2002. He is said to have received more than five hundred documents, including some copies that the European Parliament would have considered « particularly sensitive ». The former employee is suspected of having passed on that information to the Chinese intelligence service. He would also have spied Chinese dissidents and prominent AFD politicians.

The former employee was arrested last year. AfD is accused of narrow ties with China and Russia. Krah is known for his sympathy for China. He was also discredited last year after condensing statements about the SS. In the Italian newspaper La Repubblica He said that « not everyone in an SS uniform was automatically a criminal. »

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