The German judiciary launched two preliminary investigations on Wednesday against MEP Maximilian Krah from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party over alleged payments from Russia and China for his work in the Parliament.
“On 18 April 2024 the public prosecutor’s office in Dresden initiated a preliminary investigation against MEP Dr Maximilian Krah for alleged Russian payments for his work as an MEP,” Patrick Pintaske, a spokesperson for the public prosecutor in Dresden, told POLITICO in a written statement.
“In addition, the public prosecutor’s office in Dresden is conducting a second investigation against MEP Dr Maximilian Krah in connection with alleged Chinese payments for his work as an MEP,” he said, adding that the investigations only examine whether initial suspicions of bribery can be substantiated under the German Criminal Code.
