German prosecutors launched an investigation into a lawmaker of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on suspicion of bribery and money laundering and searched several properties on Thursday. According to dpa information, the person in question is Petr Bystron, the second candidate on the party’s ticket for the European elections in June. Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, had waived Bystron’s immunity. The public prosecutor’s office in Munich said searches were planned for Bystron’s office in Berlin, several locations in Bavaria in the districts of Munich, Erding …