After the arrest of an employee on suspicion of espionage, the AfD’s leading candidate for the European elections, Maximilian Krah, sees no reason for personal consequences.
“I am not accused of any wrongdoing. That means we have to clarify what is actually true. “I myself will not go to hell for the alleged misconduct of my employee,” said Krah in response to a question from the news magazine “Politico” on Tuesday evening in Berlin.
The employee of the AfD MEP was arrested in Dresden on Monday evening on suspicion of spying for China. According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, he is accused of acting as an agent for a foreign secret service in a particularly serious case.
The party leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla want to hold a crisis meeting with Krah in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss how to proceed and possible consequences.