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CDU Demands Schmülling’s Removal as Prosecutors Probe €430,000 PPE Loss

Prosecutors are examining alleged losses from expired 2020 billing claims tied to pandemic protective equipment.

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Die Staatsanwaltschaft Schwerin teilte mit, dass sie Ermittlungen wegen des Verdacht der Untreue gegen zwei hochrangige Beamte eingeleitet hat.

Overview

  • After a Rechtsausschuss session, the CDU urged Minister-President Manuela Schwesig to dismiss Interior State Secretary Wolfgang Schmülling, while SPD lawmakers criticized the call as premature.
  • The Schwerin public prosecutor is investigating suspected embezzlement-related offenses involving Schmülling and LPBK chief Andreas Walus over unbilled PPE costs that allegedly lapsed into limitation, totaling about €430,000.
  • Investigators executed searches on September 17 with support from Brandenburg’s LKA, seizing digital documents along with Schmülling’s service phone and tablet from ministry offices.
  • Schmülling’s lawyer Johannes Eisenberg rejects the allegations, argues no economic damage occurred if funds remained with counties, and questions the months-long delay between a May 23 warrant and the September searches.
  • The Interior Ministry says it is fully cooperating, affirms the presumption of innocence, and has initiated disciplinary proceedings alongside the ongoing criminal inquiry.