"Prominent far-right lawmaker Maximilian Krah is expected to face some difficult questions in a Dresden court on Wednesday, when he is called as a witness in the trial of his former assistant Jian G.*, a suspected Chinese spy. Krah was a member of the European Parliament for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) from 2019, before entering the German parliament this year, and was the party's leading candidate in last year's European election."
"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."
Maximilian Krah, a far-right lawmaker and former European Parliament member for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), will testify in the Dresden trial of his former assistant Jian G., who is accused of spying for Chinese intelligence. Jian held accreditation as Krah's assistant during Krah's EP term, granting access to parliamentary negotiations and procedures. German prosecutors allege Jian gathered and saved roughly 500 European Parliament documents, including some marked sensitive, stored them on laptops and USB sticks, and transported some to China. Jian and a co-defendant are also accused of collecting intelligence on AfD figures, Chinese opposition members, and military transport from Leipzig airport. Krah has said he feels betrayed and wants clarity on the allegations.
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