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The Union continues to deal with the scandal surrounding commissions when ordering protective masks against the corona virus.
And for many top representatives from the CDU and CSU, the current personnel consequences do not go quickly and far enough.
Most recently, CDU General Secretary Paul Ziemiak spoke out and called on the parliamentarians concerned, Nikolas Löbel (CDU) and Georg Nüßlein (CSU), to resign their mandate immediately.
“Such behavior is indecent and we are ashamed of it.
And if you have held up your hand like that, then you have to resign, ”said Ziemiak on Sunday in the Internet program“ Bild live ”.
This withdrawal must take place "now";
it is not enough just to leave the CDU / CSU parliamentary group.
"We are angry with what has now come to light," said Ziemiak.
"There are two MPs who have held up their hands here and they are tarnishing the reputation of all MPs."
CSU boss Markus Söder reacted to the mask affair on Sunday afternoon.
It is not to be tolerated when representatives of the people turn the crisis into business, he wrote.
“That is incompatible with the fundamental values of the Union.
All those affected should immediately clear the table and draw fundamental conclusions. "
Löbel and Nüßlein are said to have collected six-figure commissions for brokering businesses with corona protective masks.
SPIEGEL reported on the Löbel case on Friday.
Both have since announced their resignation from the Bundestag faction;
Löbel does not want to resign his parliamentary mandate until the end of August, while Nüßlein intends to keep his mandate until the end of the legislative period in September.
Sharp words from the SPD general secretary
The Munich Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the Christian Socialist because of the initial suspicion of corruption.
Nüßlein denies the allegations.
Through his lawyer, he said on Sunday evening that "the public prejudice against me has reached a level that is unbearable for me, but above all for my party."
SPD General Secretary Lars Klingbeil demanded that the two Union politicians not only renounce their parliamentary mandate but also hand over the profits they had made from brokering mask deals.
It is about "personal enrichment".
“And this money has to be returned.
I expect that, ”he said on“ Bild live ”.
Klingbeil was convinced that there were no such cases in the ranks of the SPD MPs.
“I assume that there are no MPs in our country who enrich themselves personally in an emergency situation in which we are in this country.
I can rule that out for the SPD parliamentary group. "
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