"The Higher Regional Court in Dresden convicted Jian G., a German national, of espionage for China on Tuesday. The judges ruled his intelligence activity while working in the European Parliament for far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Maximilian Krah constituted a "particularly serious case" of espionage. Judges found that G. had collected information on party leadership figures while working for Krah between 2019 and 2024, and had transferred partly confidential documents to Chinese authorities."
"He also monitored Chinese dissidents living in Europe, the judges said. G. denied the charges in his final statement, insisting he never worked for a Chinese service. His defense lawyer sought acquittal, citing a lack of evidence. Prosecutors had demanded a seven-and-a-half-year sentence. Co-defendant Jaqi X., accused of supplying cargo and passenger data from her job at Leipzig Airport, admitted passing information but denied knowledge of espionage. She was given a suspended sentence of one year and nine months."
A German national, Jian G., was convicted of espionage for China by the Higher Regional Court in Dresden. The court found that he collected information on party leadership figures while working for AfD politician Maximilian Krah in the European Parliament between 2019 and 2024 and transferred partly confidential documents to Chinese authorities. He also monitored Chinese dissidents living in Europe. G. denied working for any Chinese service and his defense sought acquittal citing lack of evidence. Prosecutors requested a seven-and-a-half-year sentence. Co-defendant Jaqi X. admitted passing airport cargo and passenger data and received a suspended sentence. Krah said he was unaware of the aide's Communist Party membership or covert activities and faces a separate investigation into alleged bribery and money laundering linked to Chinese payments.
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