"Jian G. was an accredited assistant to Krah throughout the politician's term in the European Parliament, which gave him access to the parliament's negotiations and procedures. While he was there, according to German federal prosecutors, he gathered hundreds of documents that he "reviewed for intelligence purposes, in order to pass on to the Chinese secret service.""
"The prosecutors say that Jian, who they believe was working for Chinese intelligence since 2002, saved some 500 European Parliament documents, some classified as "sensitive," on laptops or USB sticks, some of which he took to China. Jian's accreditation would also have allowed him to move freely within the European Parliament and learn its inner workings."
"Along with his co-defendant, a woman named in the indictment only as Xiao, Jian G. is also alleged to have gathered information about leading members of the AfD, the Chinese opposition community, and about the transport of German military equipment, troops, and fighter drones from Leipzig airport. On Wednesday, Krah testified that his entire team in the European Parliament had had access to his email accounts and documents, as he had delegated all administrative issues around access. "I hate all that stuff," he told the court, according to the DPA news agency. Krah has said he felt "betrayed" by his former employee."
Maximilian Krah, formerly an MEP for the AfD and now a member of the German parliament, testified in Dresden as a witness in the trial of former assistant Jian G., who is accused of spying for Chinese intelligence. Jian allegedly used his accreditation to access European Parliament negotiations and procedures and saved about 500 documents, some marked "sensitive," on devices he sometimes took to China. Prosecutors allege Jian gathered information on AfD leaders, the Chinese opposition community, and movements of German military equipment, troops, and drones from Leipzig airport. Krah said his team had access to his emails and he felt betrayed.
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