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October 9, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>German prosecutors from Leipzig have launched a preliminary investigation into German right-wing politician J\u00f6rg Dornau, who allegedly used forced labor at his onion farm in Belarus’ Hrodna region, MDR reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Saxony branch of the far-right Alternative for Germany party has not commented on the accusations against its member, citing the presumption of innocence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doranu did not know why Belarusian inmates working on his onion farm had been convicted and also denied claims that prisoners were not fed or given water, his lawyer Roland Ulbrich told journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two weeks ago, reform.news ran an article about Dornau\u2019s deal with a detention center in the Hrodna region to employ political prisoners at his Belarusian company\u2019s onion plantation. The inmates were paid about \u20ac5 a day and the German politician personally checked their work, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/107477\/<\/a>Also read: Berlin verifying claims that German politician exploited prisoners in Belarus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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