Rheinmetall manager missing for days is found by police
May 20, 2022, 1:11 pm
Suddenly, a manager responsible for the production of tanks in the Rheinmetall armament group can no longer be found. Police are looking for the 51-year-old man. Days later, the police find him. What happened?
The manager responsible for the production of tanks for the Rheinmetall armaments group had been away for several days. This is reported by the newspaper “Bild”. According to police, they found him after an intensive search for him. According to the newspaper, the top manager is currently preparing to deliver 100 Marder tanks to Ukraine, as the company had offered. The Office of Protection of the Constitution has classified the 51-year-old as a bearer of secrets.
On Thursday of last week, the manager canceled appointments, employees were no longer able to contact him by phone. Rheinmetall became concerned and reported missing persons to the police.
Last Sunday, police said they found the man “safe”. According to the newspaper report, however, the missing person was under the influence of alcohol and needed medical attention. He was found in a vehicle near Kassel’s exhibition halls. In between, the manager withdrew cash from an ATM, surveillance cameras showed him riding a scooter. So far, security authorities have not ruled out anything, not even that the manager went underground or that he was kidnapped. They declined to make an official statement.
According to the company, the first “marders” should be fixed and ready for Ukraine by the end of the month, but the federal government has not yet committed. However, there are enough countries that want the vehicles, not just Ukraine. Rheinmetall is the largest German armament group and has large inventories of used tanks.