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Status: 02/25/2021 4:41 pm
CSU politician Nüßlein described the corruption charge as “unfounded”. Investigators had previously searched his office. The SPD demands a quick clarification of the corruption investigation.
By Björn Dake,
ARD capital study
CSU member of the Bundestag Georg Nüßlein says that ARD capital study just a word about the accusations: “unfounded”. The office of the vice-president of the Union parliamentary group in the Bundestag was protected by officers of the Bundestag police. It is one of a total of 13 objects that researchers searched in Germany and Liechtenstein today.
Björn dake
ARD capital study
600,000 euros without tax?
According to media reports, these are possible irregularities in obtaining hundreds of thousands of protective masks. Nüßlein is said to have negotiated a mask maker with the federal government and the Bavarian state government. It is said that he received a six-figure commission for this and did not provide the proceeds on the advance VAT return.
According to its website, the CSU MP Nüßlein is involved in the company “Tectum Holding”. He works in business consulting. As reported by “Bild”, the company is said to have received more than 600,000 euros in consulting fees last year. According to the report, the sum did not come directly from a manufacturer of protective masks, but through an intermediary.
It is not yet clear whether “Tectum Holding” played a role in the purchase of protective masks and mediation with the federal government and the Free State of Bavaria. Like the role of Nüßlein.
CSU emphasizes the presumption of innocence
The Munich Prosecutor’s Office only confirms the investigations against two suspects. The authority speaks of an “initial suspicion of bribery and bribery of elected officials against two defendants in relation to the purchase of Corona masks” and refers to the presumption of innocence.
The CSU regional group in the Bundestag reacts similarly. The plenary had previously lifted Nüßlein’s immunity. A spokesperson called the move a “common procedure to allow the investigation.” You don’t know the content.
SPD asks for clarification
The SPD coalition partner demands clarity. The group’s vice president, Dirk Wiese, said: If the accusation that the commissions related to the purchase of protective masks were not taxed, “it would be anything but a trivial crime.” The deputy leader of the AfD group, Leif-Erik Holm, calls on the Union to remove Nüßlein from the Bundestag committees until the investigation is completed.
Nüßlein is a deputy member of the health committee and the environment, economy and energy committees.
Nüßlein calls the accusations “unfounded”
Björn Dake, ARD Berlin, February 25, 2021 4:15 pm
