Berlin – Germany’s parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker with the Alternative for Germany party, and authorities subsequently searched his home and offices under a court order.

The raids follow allegations that Maximilian Krah, 47, has had ties to China and was involved in corruption and spying scandals. Lifting his immunity as a lawmaker was a necessary step for authorities to prosecute him.

Krah denies wrongdoing, and says the allegations are politically motivated.

The Alternative for Germany party, also known as AfD, last year banned Krah from EU elections weeks after he told an Italian newspaper that not all members of the Nazis’ elite SS unit, which was involved in major war crimes during World War II, were war criminals.

Still, he won a sea

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