{"id":29707,"date":"2025-08-06T04:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=29707"},"modified":"2025-08-06T04:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:30:50","slug":"german-spy-trial-of-far-right-mps-former-aide-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/08\/06\/german-spy-trial-of-far-right-mps-former-aide-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"German spy trial of far-right MP’s former aide begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former assistant to a far-right member of the European Parliament has gone on trial accused of spying for China.<\/p>\n

Jian G worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah, a member of the Alternative for\u00a0Germany<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(AfD) party, who sat in the European Parliament between 2019 and 2025.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors claim Mr G, whose full name has not been released in line with Germany’s privacy laws, had been working for a Chinese secret service since 2002.<\/p>\n

The German national is accused of gathering intelligence and confidential documents to pass on to Chinese officials while working for Mr Krah between September 2019 and April 2024.<\/p>\n

A second defendant, Chinese national Jaqi X, is accused of assisting him, having worked for a logistics company at Leipzig Airport, where she is alleged to have provided data on the transportation of defence goods, flights, freight, and passengers.<\/p>\n

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Defendant Jaqi X arrives in court in Dresden. (Image:<\/span> Reuters)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Maximilian Krah in Berlin in February. (Image:<\/span> Reuters)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Beijing has denied accusations of espionage in Europe.<\/p>\n

The Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately respond on Tuesday to a Reuters request for comment on the German case.<\/p>\n

Krah is a controversial figure, even within his own party.<\/p>\n

He faces his own investigation of money laundering and bribery by\u00a0China<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0during his time in the European Parliament. He rejects the claims.<\/p>\n

The trial, at Dresden Court, is due to run until September.<\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0\"Sky<\/a> news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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