Investigations against the CDU, SPD and AfD: infidelity uncovered in the state parliament!
Investigations against the CDU, SPD and AfD: infidelity uncovered in the state parliament!
The political landscape in Saxony-Anhalt is currently the focus of intensive investigations. On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, the police and the State Criminal Police Office carried out searches in the offices of the CDU, SPD and AfD. The reason for these measures? A serious suspicion of infidelity in connection with inadmissible allowances that were paid in 2021 and 2022. MDR reports that the search was ordered on the basis of a notification of the federal government of taxpayers.
In detail, the focus is on the functional allowances - a topic that has already been restricted by a parliamentary reform of 2020. This reform states that such allowances may only be paid to MPs with special parliamentary functions. Interestingly, the CDU parliamentary group showed payment amounts of a total of 113,250 euros for "special functions" in 2021, while the AfD documented 25,600 euros and the SPD 7,500 euros. According to the investigators, however, there are irregularities in these payments, which are particularly directed against payments to representatives. FR.DE emphasizes that the CDU Stolze 66,000 euros in 2021 and 47.250 in 2022 should have paid to allowances.What got the thing rolling?
The investigation is not the first of its kind. In 2023, the first investigation was already discontinued due to a notification from the Federation of taxpayers. However, the Attorney General in Naumburg has now called for a new examination of the matter. Katja Pähle, the chairwoman of the SPD parliamentary group, emphasizes that her party no longer pays general functional allowances and instead leads a monthly allowance. So far, the CDU has not commented on the allegations, while the AfD vehemently rejects the allegations and emphasizes that no search had taken place. However, this is refuted by the public prosecutor, who confirmed the implementation of a judicial search at the AfD.
a deeply rooted problem
corruption is one of the dark side of politics and is an unsolved problem in democracies, as in authoritarian regimes. The term "corruption" is often associated with the abuse of public power for private advantages. According to a Article of the Federal Center for Political Education is one of the most frequently thematized forms and is also being made by lobbyist influences and unclear financing channels of parties funded.
The investigation in Saxony-Anhalt has re-examined the area of tension between politics and corruption. A topic that not only gains in the regional, but nationwide in explosive. In view of the complexity of the phenomenon, it is clear that it is not just about the individual political groups, but about the trust of the citizens into the political system itself. The incident could give further impetus for discussions about necessary reforms to strengthen transparency and integrity in political work. It remains to be seen which further developments will come to light in this sensational case.
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