AfD politician Maximilian Krah is now appearing in public again after the arrest of an employee for suspected Chinese espionage. He advises his ex-employee to leave the party.
After the arrest of his employee Jian G., the AfD’s top European candidate, Maximilian Krah, called on him to resign from the AfD. “G. should leave the AfD immediately, if only to prevent further damage. If he doesn’t do that, a party expulsion process is inevitable,” Krah told “Welt”.
Jian G. was arrested in Dresden at the beginning of last week for suspected spying for China and is in custody. He is accused of acting as an agent for a foreign secret service in a particularly serious case. He is said to have passed on information about negotiations and decisions in the European Parliament and spied on Chinese opposition figures. Krah then announced that he would immediately part ways with the employee.
Krah: Jian G. worked quietly and efficiently
“Jian G. worked for me mainly from Brussels, preparing the work in the international trade, transport and tourism and regional development committees. He worked quietly and efficiently. We have not had any contact since his arrest,” he told “Welt “. He knew of contacts with the Taiwanese representation, the Chinese embassy and the Chinese opposition. “But not to the extent we now know, so I didn’t notice a contradiction.”
Before his time in the AfD, G. was also a member of the SPD for “a few years”, as General Secretary Kevin Kühnert confirmed in the ntv program “beisenherz” – according to information from the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” until 2015. He had no offices there and had functions, said Kühnert.
After the employee’s arrest, Krah briefly refrained from campaign appearances and then appeared again on May 1st in his home state of Saxony in Chemnitz and Dresden. The AfD federal executive board member is also in focus because of possible connections to Russia and China. After media reports about possible monetary payments, the Dresden public prosecutor’s office is checking whether an investigation will begin.
Source: Stern
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