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[ Friday, June 06, 2003 ]

 

Politician Freefalls to His Death?

SOMETHING VERY FISHY HERE

"Moellemann announced in March he was leaving Germany's opposition Free Democrats as
leaders of the party made efforts to expel him over accusations that he uttered anti-Semitic statements."

Thursday, June 5, 2003

BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A German politician under investigation in a party funding scandal
died in a parachute jump as federal deputies suspended his parliamentary immunity and launched an investigation.
He served as an economics minister last decade and had been a member of parliament without a party affiliation.

The German media are questioning whether the death was a suicide, but police said they have not yet determined the cause.

Moellemann announced in March he was leaving Germany's opposition Free Democrats as leaders of the party made efforts to expel him over accusations that he uttered anti-Semitic statements. The party's deputy leader until last autumn, Moellemann stepped down from that position after colleagues blamed the uproar over his actions for the party's poor showing in September elections. He leaves a wife and three children.
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/06/05/german.minister/
Inquiry underway into Möllemann's death
http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1429_W_887304,00.html



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