Because of possible connections to Russia, investigators have searched several offices of a former employee of AfD politician Maximilian Krah.
In connection with allegations of influence from Russia, investigators searched the office of a former employee of AfD MP Maximilian Krah in the European Parliament on Wednesday. According to information from investigative circles, the authorities searched Guillaume P.’s offices in Brussels and Strasbourg as well as his private residence in Brussels. The Belgian public prosecutor’s office announced that the investigation was related to the Russian propaganda network around the “Voice of Europe” website.
Office at Maximilian Krah’s residence also affected
According to Czech media reports, money is said to have flowed to European politicians via the Prague-based internet portal. In this context, allegations were also made against AfD MP and top candidate Krah and second-placed Petr Bystron. Both deny accepting Russian money.
The name of former Krah employee Guillaume P. has also already been mentioned in connection with “Voice of Europe”. He now works for the Dutch MP Marcel de Graaff, who, according to media reports, has already been involved in scandals involving Russian influence. In the past, the Frenchman P. had attracted attention with anti-Semitic statements and images. In 2019, he was expelled from the right-wing populist party Rassemblement National (National Rally Movement, RN) after such an incident.
At the beginning of the month, the authorities had already searched the offices of Krah’s employee Jian G., who has since been arrested and is accused of spying for China. The AfD party leadership has banned Krah from appearing at party events and largely excluded him from the election campaign.
In connection with allegations of influence from Russia, investigators searched the office of a former employee of AfD member of the European Parliament Maximilian Krah on Wednesday.
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Source: Stern
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