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Court Issues Arrest Warrant for AfD MP Maximilian Krah

Unpaid court costs from a lost lawsuit with satirist Jan Böhmermann have prompted the warrant as the court reviews whether to ask Parliament to lift Krah's immunity.

Overview

  • Multiple media outlets reported on Thursday that the Amtsgericht Chemnitz has issued an arrest warrant tied to unpaid process costs from Krah's failed legal bid against Jan Böhmermann.
  • The enforcement step follows reports that Krah paid roughly €5,000 earlier this year but left a remaining balance of about €296.26 that a court officer sought to collect.
  • A court bailiff scheduled a sworn assets hearing for mid‑July that Krah did not attend, and the bailiff then applied to the court for a warrant to compel compliance.
  • Krah says he already paid in January and that his lawyer will review the claim, while Böhmermann's lawyer has urged that a Bundestag member must not evade legal obligations.
  • The court is now weighing whether to request revocation of Krah's parliamentary immunity to allow enforcement, a step that would raise legal and political questions given Krah's other ongoing investigations.