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Germany Updates: AfD Ex-Aide on Trial for China Espionage
GERMANY, AUG 5 – Jian G allegedly collected about 500 sensitive parliamentary documents linked to AfD internal affairs while working for Maximilian Krah, prosecutors say.
- On Tuesday, a trial commenced in Dresden involving Jian G., who previously served as an assistant to Maximilian Krah, a lawmaker affiliated with the far-right Alternative for Germany party, on charges of espionage for China.
- Jian G. was detained in the lead-up to the 2024 European elections and faces accusations of transmitting sensitive parliamentary documents dating back to 2002.
- The trial also includes Yaqi X., a Chinese national connected to logistics at Leipzig airport, who is charged with assisting Jian G. in obtaining flight and passenger information related to the transport of defense materials.
- Between 2019 and 2023, Krah received over 50,000 euros from firms tied to Jian G., but he denies wrongdoing, calling the accusations politically motivated.
- The trial, expected to last until September's end, could reveal sensitive AfD information and intensify investigations into Krah's alleged bribery and money laundering.
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Has a former employee of the AfD politician Maximilian Krah forwarded sensitive data to China? At the beginning of the trial, the lawyer rejects the allegations. The defendant is silent.
Jian Guo is said to have passed hundreds of confidential documents to Chinese authorities.
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An ex-employee of the AfD politician Maximilian Krah is on trial today in Dresden for espionage for China – together with a suspected accomplice.
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