As part of the investigation into suspicions of money laundering and bribery against Petr Bystron, investigators searched the Berlin home address of the German AfD member of the Bundestag on Thursday.
Upon request, the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office only confirmed further searches in the context of proceedings against money laundering and bribery “to secure further evidence.” Other properties in Berlin are also said to have been searched.
Proceedings for money laundering and bribery
In May, Bavarian investigators searched, among other things, Bystron’s parliamentary office in the Bundestag. The parliamentarian is suspected of having received money in connection with the pro-Russian portal ‘Voice of Europe’ in order to act in Russian interests in the Bundestag. The Bundestag had lifted Bystron’s immunity before the house searches in May.
Bystron himself rejected the allegations at the time and described the proceedings as politically motivated. The presumption of innocence applies until the final conclusion of the procedure.
The 51-year-old has been criticized for weeks because of the allegations. The AfD party leadership called on him to no longer participate in the European election campaign. He then stated that he no longer wanted to participate in the election campaign for family reasons. A few days before the elections, he took part in another AfD meeting in Nuremberg – and is now moving to the European Parliament. Unlike top candidate Maximilian Krah, Bystron will be part of the future AfD delegation.
Source: Krone
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