German investigators searched the offices of far-right MP Maximilian Krah on Thursday after parliament lifted his immunity as part of an investigation into suspected bribe-taking from Chinese sources.

Krah, 48, of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has long been at the centre of speculation over alleged links to China.

In April 2024, a former aide to Krah, who at the time was a member of the European Parliament, was arrested in Brussels on suspicion of spying for Beijing.

Prosecutors allege that Jian Guo, a German national, worked for Chinese intelligence while employed in Krah's office in Brussels, where the German politician was an MEP from 2019 until early this year.

In May, prosecutors in the eastern German city of Dresden also launched an investigation into

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