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Far-right German MP's ex-aide on trial for spying for China

Top candidate of German right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for the European election Maximilian Krah speaks during a campaign event for the upcoming European elections in Dresden, eastern Germany on May 1, 2024. [AFP]

A German court will on Tuesday launch the trial of two suspected spies for China, one of whom worked as an assistant to the far-right lawmaker Maximilian Krah.

The German national, partially identified as Jian G., allegedly worked for Chinese intelligence from 2002, including while he was an aide to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) MEP Krah between 2019 and 2024.

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