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I learned about the arrest of the member of my staff, Jian Guo, from the press this morning. I don't have any additional information. Spying for a foreign state is a serious accusation. If the allegations prove true, it will result in the immediate termination of Mr. Guo's…
— Dr. Maximilian Krah MdEP (@KrahMax) April 23, 2024
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🔥 Jian G., an aide to MEP Maximilian Krah — the far-right 🇩🇪 AfD party's lead candidate in the forthcoming EU-wide elections, has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) April 23, 2024
“Jian G. is an employee of a Chinese secret service"
On the website of the European Parliament,… pic.twitter.com/EZKaByLNdF
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Hardly a surprise but still wow: an employee of the German far-right AfD MEP and Spitzenkandidat Maximilian Krah was arrested on suspicion of high profile espionage for China. Krah was previously suspected to have received Russian money.
— Minna Ålander 🌻 (@minna_alander) April 23, 2024
What an “alternative for Germany” indeed
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These claims around Jian have been doing the rounds for a year now.
— Finbarr Bermingham (@fbermingham) April 23, 2024
Here's a report rom April 18 2023
"Jian Guo, a 42-yr-old Chinese aide to Krah, evoked the suspicion of colleagues for his lack of proficient English or German, aggressive CCP lobbying"https://t.co/hmornhHmMq
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