Police search offices of far-right MEP over Chinese espionage allegations

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Law enforcement on Tuesday morning conducted searches in the Brussels offices of Maximilian Krah, the far-right MEP whose assistant has been arrested for allegedly spying for China.

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00:00Belgian and German police have searched the European Parliament offices of the Alternative

00:06for Germany party's Maximilian Krah.

00:10The raid is part of an investigation into Krah's aide Jianguo, who was arrested last

00:15month on suspicion of spying for China.

00:19Euronews correspondent Ada Sanchez-Alonso has more.

00:23At the end of this corridor, behind the journalists, we can see a bit of the register of the offices

00:28of the German MP Maximilian Krah.

00:30We have spoken with sources of the European Parliament and we have been told that they

00:33cannot comment on this investigation that is underway, but that they are fully cooperating

00:37with the justice and that is why they have allowed the police to access these offices.

00:42Krah is the AFD's top candidate for next month's EU elections.

00:47He denies any wrongdoing and hasn't been charged with any offences.

00:52He also said he would dismiss his assistant, who remains in custody, pending a possible

00:57indictment.

00:58The case has cast an unflattering light on the far-right German party, which was already

01:03facing criticism for its so-called Russia-friendly positions.

01:08It's not clear yet how much of an impact the Chinagate probe will have on the party in

01:12the June elections.

01:14A recent Euronews poll showed the AFD's predicted vote share has been growing.

01:20Krah has pulled past the Social Democratic Party to take second place behind the Christian

01:24Democrats.

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