The CSU continues to deal with the mask affair.
At a press conference, party leader Markus Söder announced a tightening of the rules - and it became clear.
Update from March 21st, 5.41 p.m.:
The district board of CSU Swabia called on Sauter and Nüßlein "urgently" on Sunday to resign their mandates in the state parliament and the Bundestag and threatened Sauter with a party expulsion procedure.
Most recently, on Thursday, the CSU member of the Bundestag Tobias Zech announced his withdrawal from the Bundestag because of possible "conflicts of interest".
The resignation has nothing to do with the corona protective mask affair.
Rather, the background is allegations of having merged mandate and entrepreneurial activities.
The Greens and the FDP called on Söder on Sunday to follow up the announcements with deeds - with regard to stricter transparency rules from the first euro on additional income and in matters of lobby register.
Consequences of the mask affair: Söder announces massive innovations - CSU man Sauter warns parliamentary group
Update from March 21, 1:36 p.m.:
At a press conference, Prime Minister Markus Söder commented on the mask affair.
He announced a tightening of the rules for current and future elected officials.
There should be "full transparency" with the additional income.
"We want to have a complete and comprehensive picture, right down to the smallest ramifications," emphasized Söder.
There should be a ten-point plan for this.
In addition, there should be an absolute prohibition of activities for a paid interest group.
In the case of management tasks in parliaments, commercial secondary activities should be prohibited.
And all men and women who want to run for the CSU in the future must sign a new "Declaration of Integrity" and admit to the code of conduct, which is to be tightened.
The declaration must be made, "we will demand it," assured Söder.
If the code of conduct is violated, there should be consequences.
Söder on the mask affair: You have to decide "whom you serve more, the office or the money"
Anyone who wants to have political leadership positions "has to decide where the focus is," says Söder.
You have to explain "whom you serve more, the office or the money," he explained.
The new package of measures should not be a "toothless tiger", "but will be a sharp sword."
Alfred Sauter had given up all offices that morning.
The CSU leadership around Söder and General Secretary Markus Blume had asked him to do so immediately after the corruption investigation became known and threatened him, at least indirectly, with a party expulsion procedure.
The top parliamentary group also threatened Sauter with expulsion from the parliamentary group and gave him an ultimatum by this Sunday noon in order to "plausibly and comprehensibly dispel" the allegations made against him.
A possible exclusion should be decided in the new week.
Mask affair: Sauter rejects ultimatum - "I am doing this although I am convinced ..."
Sauter rejected the ultimatum on Sunday.
He wrote to parliamentary group leader Thomas Kreuzer that the investigation of this matter was now a matter for the public prosecutor's office.
"It is common practice that accused do not express themselves publicly during ongoing public prosecution investigations, and it is a rule of law to respect this." He therefore asked for your understanding that he is now neither publicly nor vis-à-vis the party and parliamentary group on details will express.
“So that the parliamentary group and our party cannot continue to be discredited because of the accusations made to me, I have decided to suspend my membership in the group until the end of the procedure,” wrote Sauter and added: “I am doing this , although I am convinced that I have in no way violated my parliamentary duties and the law. ”There is no reason for further measures on the part of the group.
"Exclusion from the parliamentary group would be a final measure that would be completely disproportionate in view of the fact that the allegation of misconduct is unproven," warned Sauter his parliamentary group.
Söder press conference on the Sauter mask affair
1:09 p.m
.: Markus Blume speaks to Söder.
He refers to the communication from Alfred Sauter, who is resigning from his party positions.
However, from Blume's point of view, this step is not enough.
“We're talking about a new CSU, a CSU that is transparent and consistent,” he says, looking ahead.
They want to make it clear that "moral misconduct has no place in our CSU."
1:01 p.m.:
The press conference begins.
Markus Söder has the floor.
The behavior of some "harmed many." It is not enough to just address individual cases, "more is needed."
We have to be clear about it, new rules are needed. ”And further:“ A lot is at stake for the CSU, new rules are needed for a new CSU ”.
With this he announces a ten-point plan.
Update from March 21, 12.49 p.m.:
Bavaria's former Justice Minister Alfred Sauter has given up all party offices in the course of the mask affair.
These include, in particular, his seats on the CSU board and presidium, the chairmanship of the CSU finance commission and the CSU district chairmanship in Günzburg.
Sauter announced this on Sunday.
At the same time he announced that he was leaving his membership in the parliamentary group on hold.
At 1 p.m. there will be a press conference on the subject with party leader Markus Söder.
Mask affair in the CSU: Söder expresses himself at a press conference
Update from March 21, 12.41 p.m.:
At 1 p.m. a press conference with CSU boss Markus Söder and Secretary General Markus Blume begins.
It should be about the consequences of the mask affair (see first report).
You can follow the press conference on our live stream.
Update from March 21, 10:48 a.m.:
The CSU leadership around Markus Söder wants to draw extensive conclusions from the mask affair.
There will be a press conference with the Bavarian Prime Minister at 1 p.m. (see first report).
From CSU circles it was reported that Söder wanted to present a comprehensive package of measures to make a clear cut.
There will be hard and clear rules for the future.
Consequences of the mask affair - Söder-PK announced at short notice: First details leaked in advance
Update from March 21, 10.14 a.m.:
The CSU politician Alfred Sauter will give up his party offices today.
The
Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation
wants to have found
out from the political environment of Sauter.
He will therefore make a personal statement in the course of the day.
At 1 p.m. there will be a press conference with party leader Markus Söder and general secretary Markus Blume on the "fundamental consequences of the misconduct of individual elected officials" (see first report).
Consequences of the mask affair - press conference announced at short notice: What is Markus Söder announcing?
First report from March 21, 9:13 a.m
.: Munich - The CSU leadership wants to draw extensive conclusions from the mask affair.
Prime Minister * and party leader Markus Söder * and General Secretary Markus Blume want to give a short press conference in Munich on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m.).
In the morning the CSU invited them.
It is about "fundamental consequences of the misconduct of individual elected officials" - which this could be initially remained open.
CSU mask affair: Short-term press conference with Söder and Blume announced
It is expected that the Alfred Sauter case will also be dealt with in concrete terms.
The mask affair * is now also being investigated against the member of the state parliament and former Bavarian Minister of Justice.
The party and parliamentary group leaders therefore threatened the 70-year-old with consequences, such as being expelled from the parliamentary group, and asked him to resign from his party positions.
The latter will also happen, party circles said at the weekend - initially
Focus Online
and the
Augsburger Allgemeine
reported this.
However, there was initially no official confirmation.
Mask affair: Investigations against Bavaria's ex-Justice Minister Sauter
Mask affair: Corruption investigations against Sauter - allegations against Nüßlein
The Munich Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating Sauter because of an initial suspicion of corruption - he has rejected the allegations about his lawyer.
The investigations are in connection with the purchase of Corona * protective masks by the state as well as in connection with allegations of corruption against the member of the Bundestag * Georg Nüßlein, who, like Sauter, also comes from the Swabian district of Günzburg, who has since left the CSU.
Because of possible "conflicts of interest", the CSU member of the Bundestag Tobias Zech announced his withdrawal from the Bundestag on Thursday. * The resignation has nothing to do with the affair over Corona protective masks *.
Rather, the background is allegations of having merged mandate and entrepreneurial activities.
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