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Gerhard Schulz

German politician

  • May 29

    German ex-minister Scheuer to stand trial over alleged false testimony in car toll debacle

    A Berlin court has admitted charges against former German transport minister Andreas Scheuer for allegedly lying to a parliamentary inquiry into the failed car toll project, a prestige scheme that cost the state €243 million.

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