In December, called the AfD in the Bundestag of 14 names to be behind a 130,000-Euro donation. The Prosecutor doubted now that there are the true donors. This has been revealed by research conducted by Report Mainz and the “mirror”.
In scandal to an election campaign donation from Switzerland to the AfD is the suspicion that the party has sent to the Bundestag a list with the wrong donor name is confirmed. This resulted in joint research by Report Mainz and the “mirror”. “The previous hearings have confirmed the doubts that the people, in fact, the alleged donor,” said a spokesman for the Prosecutor’s office of Konstanz, which is responsible for the investigation in charge.
Changing versions about the origin of the donation
In 2017, were on account of the AfD regional Association lake Constance, the district Association of the current AfD group Chairman Alice rye, a total of around 130,000 euros – divided into 18 tranches. As the purpose of the election was given “donation to the campaign, Alice rye”. The AfD is back transferred the donation until months later.
The more than 130,000 euros have been invested according to the Transfer as a “campaign donation Alice rye” to the AfD-Kreisverband lake Constance.
As the sender of the donation of a Pharma acted company from Zurich. This first stated, to have the donation in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of third parties. The identity of this customer, the company is not called.
the end of 2018, said the AfD then, surprisingly, to the Bundestag administration, the payment of 14 individuals were. The party submitted to the Bundestag a list with the names of these donors. The question is, how do the AfD had the identities of these people, do not want to answer, a party spokesman also on repeated request.