Former German federal transport minister Andreas Scheuer is to stand trial in Berlin on suspicion of perjury in connection with the failed project for a toll for passenger cars. The Berlin Regional Court has admitted the indictment filed by the Berlin public prosecutor's office. Die Zeit ↗
The case concerns the testimony of the former CSU politician before the Bundestag's investigative committee, which examined the circumstances surrounding the failed introduction of the motorway toll for passenger cars. According to the indictment, Scheuer is alleged to have given false testimony before the committee. The former minister denies the accusations. Spiegel.de ↗
The toll project became the subject of both political and legal disputes in Germany after its implementation failed. Scheuer was the federal transport minister at the time the project was being prepared. The investigation is now focused on whether he provided false information while subsequently clarifying the events before the parliamentary committee. Die Zeit ↗
The admission of the indictment means the case will proceed to formal court proceedings. The court will examine the specific circumstances of Scheuer's testimony and whether it meets the elements of perjury. The case thus remains one of the legal aftereffects of the failed toll project, which had significant political consequences for the former leadership of the transport ministry. Sueddeutsche Zeitung ↗
Andreas Scheuer to face trial over failed toll scheme
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Pkw-Maut: Andreas Scheuer muss wegen gescheiterter Pkw-Maut vor Gericht
Die Zeit
| 10:35 29.05.
Ex-Minister Scheuer soll nach Maut-Debakel vor Gericht
Spiegel.de
| 10:16 29.05.
Justiz: Nach Maut-Debakel Prozess gegen Ex-Minister Scheuer
Die Zeit
| 10:09 29.05.
Ex-Minister Andreas Scheuer muss nach Maut-Debakel vor Gericht
Welt
| 10:05 29.05.
Vorwurf der Falschaussage: Ex-Minister Scheuer soll nach Maut-Debakel vor Gericht
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| 10:04 29.05.
Vorwurf der Falschaussage: Ex-Minister Scheuer soll nach Maut-Debakel vor Gericht
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