AfD politician’s employee arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Man worked as assistant to Maximilian Krah, AfD’s top candidate in European parliament elections, say reports

German police have arrested an employee of an Alternative für Deutschland politician in Dresden on suspicion of espionage for China, the broadcasters ARD, RBB and SWR have reported.

The employee, named as Jian G, worked as an assistant for the AfD’s top candidate in the European parliament elections, Maximilian Krah, and lived in Brussels as well as Dresden, the broadcasters report.