US EditionDresden Court Opens Espionage Trial for Ex-Aide to AfD Lawmaker and Logistics Worker
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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The espionage trial against the ex-Assistent of AfD politician Maximilian Krah started on Tuesday in front of the Oberlandesgericht Dresden. He does not want to have spyed for a Chinese secret service.
In front of the Oberlandesgericht in Dresden, a former employee of the AfD politician Krah rejected the accusation of espionage for China. On the first day of the trial, the defendant's lawyer stated that his client had not exchanged or shared intelligence information as an assistant to the EU Parliamentarian at the time or outside of this activity.
An employee of the AfD politician Krah is said to have spyed on the party for China's secret service. At the start of the trial in Dresden, the defender is quite harmless. What role does the also accused ex-beloved play?
The defense has rejected the allegations of suspected agent activity for Chinese intelligence.
Two suspected Chinese spies went on trial in Germany on Tuesday, including a former advisor to Maximilian Krah, an MP from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
RECIT - Jian G has been sent to the Dresden court and is accused of spying on Germany via a far-right political leader.
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