Overview

• Magdeburg prosecutors and the Landeskriminalamt searched the parliamentary and business offices of the CDU, SPD and AfD over suspected misuse of capped functional allowances.
• The CDU parliamentary group has suspended all disputed payments as of July 1 pending final legal clarification.
• The CDU maintains that its allowance disbursements complied with statutory rules and drew on advice from the Landtag’s legislative and advisory service.
• Investigations by the Magdeburg public prosecutor’s office encompass multiple Landtag factions over alleged embezzlement of supplementary payments.
• A March 2024 probe into the CDU was previously dropped for insufficient evidence, but the recent raids mark a renewed phase of scrutiny.