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Dresden Court Opens Espionage Trial Against Former AfD Aide

The Higher Regional Court in Dresden has launched main proceedings on charges of secret-service activity in a particularly serious case, scheduling 13 hearings from August through September.

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Der Spionageprozess gegen einen früheren Mitarbeiter des AfD-Politikers Maximilian Krah, Jian G., beginnt am 5. August. Das Oberlandesgericht Dresden eröffnete das Hauptverfahren gegen G., der für China spioniert haben soll.
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Overview

  • The main proceedings opened on July 1 at the Higher Regional Court in Dresden, marking Saxony’s first major state security trial of a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.
  • Prosecutors accuse former AfD aide Jian G. of working for a Chinese intelligence service since 2002 and collecting over 500 European Parliament documents.
  • Co-defendant Yaqi X. is charged with supplying flight, cargo and passenger data from Leipzig/Halle airport related to arms shipments and defense personnel.
  • Both defendants have been held in pretrial detention since their arrests.
  • The court has scheduled 13 hearings from August 5 through late September to examine evidence and hear witness testimony.