COVID mask scandal: Pressure rises on German lawmaker
The corruption scandal around conservative lawmaker Georg Nüsslein is infuriating, center-left MP Dirk Wiese has told DW. Nüsslein was reportedly bribed by a face mask producer.
Georg Nüsslein has protested his innocence
The lawmaker also temporarily stepped down from his position as deputy leader of the ruling conservative bloc in the Bundestag.
Nüsslein s case quite appalling
Speaking to DW, Bundestag deputy Dirk Wiese said he was surprised and angered by the scandal. The fact that something like this is possible is quite appalling, said Wiese, who is a member of the center-left Social Democrats.