BRUSSELS (Aftenposten): One out of four elected representatives in the EU parliament has been involved in a scandal. That’s what investigative journalists claim.
Published: 07/05/2024 23:17
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- Grave journalists believe that one in four elected members of the EU Parliament has been involved in scandals, from nepotism to espionage.
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Last week, German police raided Jian Guo’s home. The police suspect that he has been a spy for China. Guo has had access to secret information through his boss.
The 43-year-old has been assistant to Maximilian Krah. He is one of Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) leading politicians and the party’s top candidate in the EU elections in a month’s time.
The arrest has shaken the EU. But Guo is not the only one accused of being a spy. Nor is he the only one from the far-right party AfD who is suspected of having spoken for Xi or Putin.
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