German far-right party aide held in China spy probe

Prosecutors person arrested a antheral moving for a far-right person connected suspicion of spying for China.

They person identified the antheral arsenic Jian G, 43, named by German media arsenic an adjunct to AfD MEP and European predetermination campaigner Maximilian Krah.

Prosecutors accidental helium was arrested successful the eastbound metropolis of Dresden. They allege helium passed accusation astir the European Parliament to Chinese intelligence.

Jian G is besides suspected of spying connected Chinese absorption figures successful Germany.

A spokesperson for the AfD enactment (Alternative for Germany) said the apprehension was "very disturbing".

Prosecutors said helium had worked since 2019 "for a subordinate of the European Parliament", without mentioning Mr Krah, who is the AfD's pb campaigner successful the European Elections which instrumentality spot successful the EU's 27 subordinate states from 6-9 June.

The BBC has approached Mr Krah for comment.

Jian G is owed to spell earlier an investigating justice aboriginal connected Tuesday.

His detention comes a time aft 3 different arrests successful Germany connected suspicion of spying for China, though the latest lawsuit is not believed to beryllium linked.

The main fishy successful that lawsuit is alleged to person operated a beforehand institution moving with German probe organisations portion spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).

Thomas R is alleged to person obtained "innovative technologies for subject use" connected behalf of an MSS employee.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz returned days agone from an important sojourn to Beijing wherever helium held talks with President Xi Jinping, peculiarly connected Russia's warfare successful Ukraine.