Former aide to German far-right AfD politician jailed for spying for China

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Former aide to German far-right AfD politician jailed for spying for China  Jian Guo worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah, a lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, from 2019 to 2024.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/30/former-aide-to-german-far-right-afd-politician-jailed-for-spying-for-china  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00An aide who worked for a prominent member of Germany's far-right AFD party has been convicted

00:07of spying for China. Jian Guo worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah,

00:14a member of the European Parliament between 2019 and this year. Krah is currently an MP

00:20in Germany's parliament. Guo has been charged with repeatedly providing Chinese intelligence

00:26with information on negotiations and decisions in the European Parliament between 2019 and 2024.

00:34He also snooped on Chinese dissidents in Germany and gathered information on AFD lawmakers.

00:40Krah was a witness in Guo's trial and said he did not have any knowledge of his former

00:45aid's activities. Earlier this month, Germany's parliament lifted Krah's immunity in connection

00:51with allegations that he also has had ties to China and was involved in corruption and spying

00:57scandals. Krah denies wrongdoing and says the allegations are politically motivated.

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