Overview

• The Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Dresden has filed a formal request to revoke Maximilian Krah's parliamentary immunity to investigate bribery and money laundering allegations linked to Chinese payments.
• The allegations pertain to Krah's tenure as a Member of the European Parliament and do not involve his current role as a Bundestag member.
• Krah's former assistant, Jian G., has been in pretrial detention since April 2024 on charges of spying for Chinese intelligence and passing sensitive EU parliamentary information.
• An additional investigation into alleged Russian payments to Krah remains ongoing alongside the China-related probe.
• Krah has denied all accusations, labeling them politically motivated and asserting that his legal billing practices were standard.