{"id":34501,"date":"2024-04-24T17:09:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/maximilian-krah-far-right-german-candidate-whose-aide-was-arrested-for-spying-for-china-to-run-for-european-elections\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:09:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:09:05","slug":"maximilian-krah-far-right-german-candidate-whose-aide-was-arrested-for-spying-for-china-to-run-for-european-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/maximilian-krah-far-right-german-candidate-whose-aide-was-arrested-for-spying-for-china-to-run-for-european-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximilian Krah: Far-right German candidate whose aide was arrested for spying for China to run for European elections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A far-right German politician will continue to run in the upcoming European parliamentary elections despite allegations that his advisor was spying for China.<\/p>\n

Maximilian Krah, who is a top candidate for the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) for the June vote, said he would dismiss his aide, Jian G, after he was arrested on Monday.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors claim Jian G worked for Chinese intelligence and passed on information about negotiations and decisions in the European Parliament in January.<\/p>\n

He is also accused of spying on Chinese dissidents based in Germany<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chinese-German national has worked for Krah since 2019.<\/p>\n

His arrest at his home in Dresden earlier this week cast fresh scrutiny on the AfD, which has previously been criticised for being too friendly to Russia<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mr Krah has said he knew nothing about his assistant’s alleged espionage but said his office would look into everything he had worked on.<\/p>\n

“I am very much interested in clearing this up, and will endeavour to find out what exactly he is accused of,” Mr Krah told journalists in Berlin, adding: “The election campaign is, of course, being terribly overshadowed by this matter.”<\/p>\n

The investigation is the latest controversy facing the far-right party which sparked national protests<\/strong><\/a> earlier in the year after some of its members attended a meeting where the mass deportation of immigrants and asylum seekers was discussed.<\/p>\n

In an unrelated case, one of its leaders is also on trial for allegedly using Nazi language – a charge he denies.<\/p>\n

News of Jian G’s arrest came a day after three Germans suspected of spying for China and arranging to transfer information on technology with potential military uses were arrested in a separate investigation.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong>
Germany arrests men allegedly spying for Russia<\/strong><\/a>
Skies over Athens turn ‘apocalyptic’ orange<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the German Chancellor called the spying allegations “very concerning” and urged more action to root out such cases.<\/p>\n

Olaf Scholz was speaking at a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a week when both countries announced arrests related to alleged Chinese spying.<\/p>\n

The recent arrests “shouldn’t make us complacent, but rather spur us to catch those who spy against us and our security in our countries,” Mr Scholz said.<\/p>\n

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The AfD in a statement on Wednesday said: “Any influence by foreign states through espionage, but also attempts to buy opinions and positions, must be investigated and firmly prevented.”<\/p>\n

It added that Mr Krah will not take part in the upcoming election campaign kick-off event.<\/p>\n

Sky News contacted Mr Krah for further comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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