The Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched preliminary proceedings against former German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer over a possible false declaration in the processing of the toll for disapproved cars.
Former Secretary of State Gerhard Schulz is also under investigation, as reported by “Spiegel” and the responsible authority confirms.
Specifically, this is a statement by Scheuer to the German Bundestag’s investigative committee. Scheuer told the German Press Agency: “I have testified truthfully before the investigative committee. There is nothing to add. I firmly assume that a review will come to no other conclusion.”
The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Berlin announced that preliminary proceedings against Scheuer and Schulz had already started on April 13, on suspicion of false unsworn testimony before the investigative committee.
EU car tolls dropped
The car toll – a prestigious CSU project in the then black-red federal government – was stopped in June 2019 by the European Court of Justice as illegal. A commission of inquiry dealt with possible mistakes made by Scheuer.