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Munich prosecutors are investigating a case of moneylaundering involving a politician from Germany’s far-right party AfD. Allegedly, the investigation pertains to Petr Bystron, as reported by DW on May 16.
Patricia Flor says the summons is ‘quite telling’ and Germany does not tolerate spying from any country.
A suspected Chinese spy who worked as a top aide to a far-right German politician in the European Parliament had previously applied to work for Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND. The accused spy, Jian Guo, was turned down by the BND several years ago, according to information obtained by dpa. The man also reportedly applied to work for the BfV domestic security service in the eastern German state of Saxony but was rejected as unreliable. German public broadcaster ARD first reported
German authorities on Tuesday said they arrested an employee of a European Parliament member on suspicion of spying for China.
The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security.