BERLIN (AP) — Authorities were searching the European Parliament office of a prominent German far-right lawmaker in Brussels on Tuesday, Germany’s top prosecutor’s office said.
Maximilian Krah, the Alternative for Germany party’s top candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections, has been under scrutiny after an assistant of his was arrested last month on suspicion of spying for China.
Jian Guo — a German national who had worked for Krah since his election to the European Union legislature in 2019 — has been accused of of working for a Chinese intelligence service and of repeatedly passing on information on negotiations and decisions in the European Parliament in January. Prosecutors allege that he was also spying on Chinese dissidents in Germany.
The arrest cast an unflattering light on the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which already faced criticism for having Russia-friendly positions. The European Parliament elections will take place June 9 in Germany.
Teacher Appreciation Week: Top school's staff go 'beyond the textbook'
VOX POPULI: ‘Faitin’ spirit belies the social stress on young South Koreans
VOX POPULI: Vertical writing an indispensable part of thinking in Japanese
VOX POPULI: Shizuoka head’s sudden exit leaves question about his ‘talent’
College protests: Columbia University cancels main commencement
China says a surge in illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens
VOX POPULI: ‘Faitin’ spirit belies the social stress on young South Koreans
Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Israeli airstrike
A subset of Alzheimer's cases may be caused by two copies of a single gene, new research shows
VOX POPULI: The special charm of Gaudi’s unfinished work: Sagrada Familia
Biden recognizes US Military Academy with trophy for besting other service academies in football
Yan Chenglong: Chinese chess champ dethroned after defecating and sex toy cheat claims