A former assistant to a far-right German lawmaker within the European Parliament goes on trial on Tuesday over accusations of spying for Chinese language intelligence.
Prosecutors consider that the defendant, who is just named as Jian G in step with Germany’s strict privateness legal guidelines, has been working for a Chinese language secret service since 2002.
A German nationwide, Jian G used to work as an assistant within the parliamentary workplace of Maximilian Krah, a member of the far-right Different for Germany (AfD) celebration who sat within the European Parliament from 2019 to 2025.
Jian G is accused of getting gathered intelligence and confidential paperwork and handed them on to Chinese language contacts whereas working for Krah from September 2019 till April 2024, when he was arrested.
He additionally faces accusations of getting gathered data on main AfD politicians and spying on Chinese language dissidents.
His co-defendant, Chinese language nationwide Jaqi X, is accused of getting assisted Jian G.
On the time, Jaqi X labored for a logistics service supplier at Leipzig Airport in japanese Germany and is alleged to have repeatedly supplied Jian G with knowledge on flights, freight and passengers – specifically relating to the transport of defence items.
The Dresden courtroom has scheduled 13 trial days till the tip of September.
Krah, who’s now serving as a lawmaker within the German parliament, is a extremely controversial determine himself, even inside his personal celebration.
He faces a separate investigation over accusations of bribery by China and cash laundering associated to his time within the European Parliament. He has rejected the claims.
