FRANKFURT: An aide to a German far-right member of the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, German prosecutors said on Tuesday (Apr 22), deepening concerns about foreign interfere
The allegations, coming a day after three other people suspected of spying for China were detained in Germany , sparked an angry reaction from Beijing, which said the arrest was designed to"smear and suppress" China .
The European Parliament lists Jian Guo as an accredited assistant to MEP Maximilian Krah, the AfD party's lead candidate in the forthcoming European Union-wide elections.Maximilian Krah, Alternative for Germany party member and member of the European Parliament of the Identity and Democracy group, waves his hand after a speech during the European election assembly 2023 of the Alternative for Germany in Magdeburg, Germany, on Jul 29, 2023.
The party has summoned the MEP to Berlin, with the AfD's co-leader Alice Weidel promising a statement"on Wednesday at the latest" on the allegations."Spying for a foreign state is a serious allegation. Should the allegations prove to be true, this would result in an immediate termination of employment," he said in a statement.
Voters might also"remember this case at the time of casting their votes", Antonia Hmaidi, an analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin, told AFP.
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