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Staffer of Germany's right-wing AfD arrested over China espionage suspicions (www.reuters.com)
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German police have arrested an employee of an Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician in the eastern German city of Dresden on suspicion of espionage for China, broadcasters ARD, RBB and SWR reported on Tuesday.

The employee, Jian G, worked as an assistant for the AfD's top candidate in the European Parliament elections, Maximilian Krah, and lived in Brussels as well as Dresden, according to the broadcasters.

Investigators suspect that he passed on information on parliamentary operations to China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), with a particular focus on Chinese opposition members, said the report.

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[โ€“] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahh the good old conservative right, never missing an opportunity to make things worse for everyone.

[โ€“] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AfD is not "conservative right". AfD is anarchokapitalism with fascist rhetoric

[โ€“] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would personally put "populist, authoritarian, eurosceptic, anti-immigration, protectionist, deregulation-loving" under "conservative right".

But pretty far right, and only slightly conservative.

[โ€“] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

That's what I mean by fascist rhetoric. Their election program is more economically libertarian than the FDP though.