The Berlin prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation against members of the Greens' Presidium and co-chairs of the political party Robert Habeck and Analena Burbock, Der Spiegel reported, citing a statement from the faction and the oversight body. In the winter of 2021, after the change of government, Mr. Habek became Minister of Economy and Deputy Chancellor, and Burbock headed the German Foreign Ministry.
According to the publication, representatives of the party's presidium in 2020 illegally received payments for the "coronavirus" in the amount of 1.5 thousand euros each. The presidium of the party calculates and accrues these bonuses independently. The presidium of the party calculates and accrues these bonuses independently. Among other things, all members of the presidium are accused in the case, including Ricarda Lang and Jamila Schaefer, as well as party director Michael Kellner and its treasurer Mark Urbach.
The very fact of Analena Burbock's payments became a major topic during the election campaign. Last May, on the talk show of journalist Sandra Meischberger Burbock, she said that it was a matter of paying the so-called Christmas bonus, which she had declared. The Foreign Minister then admitted that she had not informed the President of the Bundestag about the payments. She later said she regretted the mistake.
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