Thuringian Ministers Face Corruption Probe Over Mallorca Trip
Katja Wolf and Steffen Schütz, senior BSW politicians, are under investigation following an anonymous complaint regarding alleged misconduct before their ministerial appointments.
- The Erfurt prosecutor's office is investigating Thuringian Finance Minister Katja Wolf and Infrastructure Minister Steffen Schütz for alleged corruption tied to a Mallorca trip in late 2023.
- The accusations stem from Wolf's visit to Schütz's private property on Mallorca while she was Eisenach's mayor, during the city's bid for a federal transformation project.
- Both ministers, now members of the CDU-BSW-SPD coalition government, have had their parliamentary immunity lifted to enable the investigation.
- Wolf and Schütz deny wrongdoing, stating they are unaware of the complaint's specifics but are cooperating fully to resolve the allegations.
- The investigation seeks to determine if Wolf was improperly influenced by Schütz, whose marketing firm was involved in the unsuccessful Eisenach project bid.
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