Investigations against Saxon AfD politician Dornau

The Saxon AfD politician Jörg Dornau is once again under criminal investigation. Specifically, it concerns allegations of a violation of the Foreign Trade and Payments Act. According to the Leipzig public prosecutor's office and the Dresden customs investigation office, he is accused of incorrectly declaring Kazakhstan as the country of destination for a telescopic handler in a customs declaration in August 2022 in order to conceal the export ban to Belarus.

Landtag lifts Dornau's immunity

Dornau is the head of an agricultural company in Belarus. Parliament lifted the MP's immunity this morning. An usher led him out of the chamber. At the same time, the MP's home and business premises were searched by officers from the customs investigation office. "Bild" had also reported on this.

AfD parliamentary group leader Jörg Urban expressed the suspicion in plenary that the criminal investigation against Dornau and the house search were "politically motivated in order to damage our MP". Dornau was asked for a statement, but had yet to respond.

Earlier investigations against the MP were dropped

Dornau had already been investigated once before in another matter. He was suspected of having employed political prisoners in his agricultural business in Belarus. The Leipzig public prosecutor's office opened an investigation at the time. A comprehensive investigation revealed "no initial suspicion of criminal offenses prosecutable in Germany", the authorities later announced.