AfD Inquires About Emails From Current Federal Chancellor
Berlin, December 2, 2024 – The Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group has submitted a written question to the federal government inquiring about emails sent and received by the current Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, during his tenure as First Mayor of Hamburg from 2011 to 2018.
Citing a recent report in the German newspaper “Welt am Sonntag,” the AfD alleges that Scholz may have been involved in a real estate scandal in Hamburg during that time. The report claims that Scholz may have known about and possibly even facilitated irregular land deals involving a company called Warburg Bank.
In its written question, the AfD asks the federal government to provide “all emails sent and received by Olaf Scholz via his official email address as First Mayor of Hamburg from 2011 to 2018 that refer to Warburg Bank or any of its subsidiaries.”
The AfD also asks for information about any meetings or telephone conversations that Scholz had with representatives of Warburg Bank during the same period.
The federal government has not yet responded to the AfD’s inquiry.
Scholz has denied any wrongdoing in connection with the real estate scandal in Hamburg. In a statement released on Sunday, he said that he “had absolutely no knowledge of any irregularities” and that he “had always acted in accordance with the law.”
The AfD’s inquiry comes at a time when Scholz is already facing scrutiny over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The opposition has accused him of failing to take sufficient measures to contain the virus and of mishandling the economic consequences of the pandemic.
The AfD is a far-right political party that has been accused of racism and xenophobia. It is the largest opposition party in the German Bundestag.
Additional Information
- The real estate scandal in Hamburg involves allegations that Warburg Bank was involved in a scheme to acquire land at below-market prices from the city of Hamburg.
- Scholz was First Mayor of Hamburg from 2011 to 2018.
- The AfD has submitted a written question to the federal government inquiring about emails sent and received by Scholz during his tenure as First Mayor of Hamburg.
- The federal government has not yet responded to the AfD’s inquiry.
- Scholz has denied any wrongdoing in connection with the real estate scandal in Hamburg.
AfD fragt nach E-Mails des heutigen Bundeskanzlers
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