Explosive report could get Söder and his wife in trouble if the mask deal bursts
Created: 04/16/2022Updated: 04/16/2022 7:41 PM
By: Hannes Niemeyer
The name Karin Baumüller-Söder also appears in an explosive report on a mask deal that burst in the Free State.
This could also have consequences for Markus Söder.
Nuremberg – They have quickly become an absolutely everyday feature of the corona pandemic: the masks.
Preferably from the FFP2 category, which aim to protect people from the contagious virus.
Especially at the beginning of the pandemic, the protective helpers had to be procured quickly, and the government placed large orders.
It wasn't completely scandal-free, politicians were also involved in the opaque machinations surrounding the deals.
Now that the mask requirement in Bavaria has already fallen in many areas, a new controversial report on the purchase of masks has appeared.
Prominently represented in it: Karin Baumüller-Söder, the wife of Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder.
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Now report that the Baumüller Group from Nuremberg also wanted to conclude a deal with the Free State about masks.
The talks in April 2020 are said to have lasted over two weeks.
Söder's wife Karin Baumüller-Söder was also involved in the negotiations.
Karin Baumüller-Söder: Your name falls in an explosive report on a mask deal that has burst
The volume of the deal should not have been insignificant.
As the
BR
writes, citing the
Nürnberger Nachrichten
, it was about 16 million masks, and the sum for the masks is said to have been 30 million euros.
The masks should have been ordered in China and then offered to the Free State of Bavaria for sale at the usual price.
According to the reports, the deal was said to have been accelerated.
However, the responsible state office for health and food safety had doubts about the certification of the masks, and the Bavarian Ministry of Health is said to have classified a business as not suitable for an agreement.
According to
Nürnberger Nachrichten
, however, Söder's wife got involved and contacted the responsible department head directly so that the required documents could be submitted later.
Markus Söder with his wife Karin Baumüller-Söder in July 2021. Now an explosive report has emerged about a mask deal that has burst.
© Daniel Karmann / dpa
Söder's wife got involved in the mask deal: the report could have consequences - "massive conflict of interest"
However, the deal never materialized.
Also, since the supplier in China is said to have already been sold out in some cases and the Free State had agreed to stop buying masks anyway.
The Ministry of Health also confirmed this when asked by BR.
Also, the State Chancellery had never exerted any influence.
However, the details could still have an aftermath.
Because the reports call the SPD on the scene.
Bayern parliamentary group leader Florian von Brunn wants to take the incident to the state parliament.
Von Brunn speaks of a "massive conflict of interest" with Prime Minister Markus Söder.
At the request of the BR, the SPD politician does not want to speak of "exerting pressure" on Karin Baumüller-Söder's call, but at least of "following up".
His party now wants to “bring the whole thing to the Mask Investigation Committee in the Bavarian state parliament and consider who we should also invite as witnesses.”
Meanwhile, the corona numbers and the incidence are falling again in the Free State.
The nationwide hotspot is still in Bavaria.
(han)
