Germany: AfD's Krah faces probe on Russia, China 'payments'
Prosecutors are looking at whether German far-right MEP Maximilian Krah received payments from Russian and Chinese sources. This comes just a day after Krah's aide was arrested on suspicion of spying for China. The AfD has said Krah will remain the candidate for upcoming European Union German public prosecutors have launched two preliminary investigations into the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s top European parliamentary candidate after media reports suggested that he had received payments from foreign powers. A spokesperson for the state prosecutor in the eastern German city of Dresden confirmed to the AFP news agency on Wednesday that initial probes have been opened against lawmaker Maximilian Krah over "alleged payments" from Russian and Chinese sources. What payments is Krah alleged to have received? The purpose of the preliminary proceedings, according to the spokesperson, is to establish "whether or not an initial suspicion of illegal...