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| Offices of senior German lawmaker in Merkel's party raided over allegations he claimed huge fee in Covid mask deal – reports | Offices of senior German lawmaker in Merkel's party raided over allegations he claimed huge fee in Covid mask deal – reports |
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| Police in Germany raided the offices of a senior politician in Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, Georg Nuesslein, who is accused of pocketing hundreds of thousands of euros for securing a face-mask contract, according to reports. | Police in Germany raided the offices of a senior politician in Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, Georg Nuesslein, who is accused of pocketing hundreds of thousands of euros for securing a face-mask contract, according to reports. |
| A total of 13 properties were raided in Germany and Liechtenstein as part of a probe into alleged corruption and the bribery of officials, the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office told Der Spiegel. | A total of 13 properties were raided in Germany and Liechtenstein as part of a probe into alleged corruption and the bribery of officials, the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office told Der Spiegel. |
| Amid the investigation, Germany's federal parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday waived the immunity of CSU party MP Nuesslein, a senior conservative lawmaker in the country's ruling CDU/CSU coalition. | Amid the investigation, Germany's federal parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday waived the immunity of CSU party MP Nuesslein, a senior conservative lawmaker in the country's ruling CDU/CSU coalition. |
| Investigators searched Nuesslein's parliamentary office, his Berlin apartment and his privately-owned home in the southern German district of Guenzburg on Thursday, according to the tabloid Bild. | Investigators searched Nuesslein's parliamentary office, his Berlin apartment and his privately-owned home in the southern German district of Guenzburg on Thursday, according to the tabloid Bild. |
| The 51-year-old is accused of taking a €650,000 ($920,000) consultancy fee to act as a broker for a face-mask manufacturer between the Bavarian and federal German governments. | The 51-year-old is accused of taking a €650,000 ($920,000) consultancy fee to act as a broker for a face-mask manufacturer between the Bavarian and federal German governments. |
| Nuesslein, who is the CDU/CSU's deputy parliamentary leader, is also suspected of not paying any tax on this fee. | Nuesslein, who is the CDU/CSU's deputy parliamentary leader, is also suspected of not paying any tax on this fee. |
| The politician told German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk that the allegations against him are "baseless." | The politician told German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk that the allegations against him are "baseless." |
| Two other people are also reported to be under investigation in relation to the purchase of respirators used for Covid-19 patients in Germany. | Two other people are also reported to be under investigation in relation to the purchase of respirators used for Covid-19 patients in Germany. |
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