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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 partys ticket for the European elections in June. Germanys lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, had waived Bystrons immunity. The public prosecutors office in Munich said searches were planned for Bystrons office in Berlin, several locations in Bavaria in the districts of Munich, Erding