BERLIN (AP) — A man who worked for a prominent German far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament was convicted Tuesday of spying for China for more than four years, according to German news agency dpa. His former boss, far-right lawmaker Maximilian Krah, previously identified him. Lifting his immunity as a lawmaker was a necessary step for authorities to prosecute him. Still, he won a seat in the German parliament earlier this year as part of the party’s historic gains in the Bundestag during the national election. AfD’s second-place finish cemented the party’s status as a factor that other politicians can’t ignore, but mainstream German parties have upheld the so-called “firewall” by refusing to work with it.