A parliamentary committee in eastern Germany has called for Frauke Petry, one of the leaders of Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), to lose her immunity from prosecution over allegations of perjury.
The decision comes little over a month before Germans head to the polls.The AfD hopes to enter the parliament in Berlin for the first time.
Prosecutors asked the Saxony state parliament to lift Ms Petry’s immunity after a campaign financing inquiry.
She is suspected of making false statements under oath before a parliamentary committee in November 2015.
Ms Petry is a co-leader of the the nationalist AfD and its lead candidate in Saxony for the 24 September federal election.
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