The suspect, who was not named, has been detained and investigators have seized “extensive” assets belonging to them, the public prosecutor’s office in Munich said. The suspect, named by German media as businessman Thomas Limberger, was detained and investigators seized “extensive” assets belonging to him, the public prosecutor’s office in Munich said. READ ALSO: What you need to know about Germany’s face mask scandalSeveral politicians from Merkel’s CDU-CSU bloc have been implicated in the “mask affair” which has seen them accused of profiting directly or indirectly from procurement contracts. Munich prosecutors are investigating a total of five suspects in connection with the scandal, which has contributed to plummeting support for Merkel’s conservatives six months before general elections. READ ALSO: Merkel’s conservatives suffer heavy losses in two German state electionsWith the conservatives moving to clean up their ranks, MPs have since also come forward over conflicts of interest beyond the “mask affair”.

Source: The Local March 25, 2021 14:22 UTC