A former assistant to a far-right member of the European Parliament has gone on trial accused of spying for China.

Jian G worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah, a member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, who sat in the European Parliament between 2019 and 2025.

Prosecutors claim Mr G, whose full name has not been released in line with Germany's privacy laws, had been working for a Chinese secret service since 2002.

The German national is accused of gathering intelligence and confidential documents to pass on to Chinese officials while working for Mr Krah between September 2019 and April 2024.

A second defendant, Chinese national Jaqi X, is accused of assisting him, having worked for a logistics company at Leipzig Airport, where she is alleged to have provi

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