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Money from Switzerland to AfD-state Assembly candidate

In the affair to donate to the AfD shall examine the German Bundestag according to a newspaper report, a list with names of alleged supporters. The "Frankfurte

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Money from Switzerland to AfD-state Assembly candidate

In the affair to donate to the AfD shall examine the German Bundestag according to a newspaper report, a list with names of alleged supporters. The "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper" ("FAS") reported about it at the weekend.

According to the newspaper, the Federal managing Director of AfD, Hans-Holger Malcomess confirmed that the party of the Bundestag have passed to management in addition to the already known list of 14 alleged patrons a minimum of one more list of names. It's supposed to be supporters of the AfD-politician and Adviser of the Federal Executive of the party, Guido Reil,.

As the 130'000 euros, to be paid to the account of the district Association of AfD group's boss, Alice rye, should also be the money for Reil from the Switzerland come, the newspaper reported. The money is to be flowed through the advertising Agency, Goal AG, which makes, among other things, advertising for the EU-critical rights SVP ("mass immigration stop") in Switzerland.

"No money donated to"

Whose managing Director is Alexander Segert said the "FAS" that he had never donated money to the AfD, but by a "group of individuals" the order for a campaign in Support of a candidacy Reil's.

"These people were made known to the AfD, and at their request", cited the sheet Segert. The names on both lists match, according to the report a large part. From the Bundestag administration, it was said, according to the report, check the facts very closely and am in contact with investigating authorities, amongst others in Konstanz.

The supported Reil, a former SPD-man from the Ruhr area ("We have billions for migrants, but for our own people's money was never there"), had 2017 for the Landtag in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is running. In November, AfD delegates voted him to second place on the party list for the European elections.

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request open Already on Friday, the Prosecutor's office had informed Constance that she would ask questions to the 14 alleged patrons, if the Swiss authorities grant a request for judicial assistance. The donations affair had brought ryegrass under pressure.

The party had confirmed in November 2017 to around 130'000 euros were transferred from a Swiss pharmaceutical company in several tranches at Weidels AfD-kreisverband lake Constance. The money was paid back according to the figures, in the spring of 2018.

donations of Non-EU citizens to German political parties are illegal. The AfD was submitted to the Bundestag administration recently, the name of 14 German and other EU citizens to stand behind the benefits. (anf/sda)

Created: 20.01.2019, 17:38 PM

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