Balance of the Wirecard U Committee Is Scholz complicit?

Status: 06/22/2021 5:00 p.m.

The Wirecard committee of inquiry presented its report one year after the accounting scandal became known. But who is politically responsible remains open. The opposition and the Union accuse Finance Minister Scholz. For years the Wirecard Group has been highly praised – an innovative business model, a fantastic sales development, the hope in the Dax. And then almost two billion euros disappeared from the balance sheet practically overnight. “It is a criminal case,” says Matthias Hauer, chairman of the Union in the committee of inquiry. And after seven months of studying the files and questioning witnesses, it is clear that the Union is primarily responsible for the bankruptcy of billions: “Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and the management of the Federal Ministry of Finance bear political responsibility for the Wirecard scandal,” said Hauer. They knowingly looked the other way when the rumors about irregularities in the Wirecard management made the rounds. Fabio de Masi from the Left puts it even more drastically: “This billions of dollars lie, this Wirecard illusion factory was only conceivable because they organized a political network to hide the fact that there wasn’t much substance under the covers. “ De Masi recalled the countless investors who would have lost a total of more than 20 billion euros in share assets due to the Wirecard bankruptcy.

Opposition demands political consequences

Florian Toncar from the FDP also thinks that someone from politics should have apologized to the injured party: “I think it is a major annoyance for many citizens that in the end there is no one in such scandals who will also stand up admits his own mistakes. ”

But back to Olaf Scholz. As a witness in the committee of inquiry, he had considerable gaps in memory, complained the spokesman for the Union and opposition parties. Lisa Paus from the Greens thinks that Olaf Scholz did not exactly recommend himself as a candidate for Chancellor: “I think that especially in these times Germany needs a leader who can also admit mistakes. And I think that is something that Olaf Scholz is not given. ” Kay Gottschalk from the AfD was the chairman of the committee of inquiry – Union and the other opposition factions attested to having carried out the office professionally and with colleagues. In the matter he also misses political consequences at a higher level. “A minister would have resigned 20 years ago. And that is a cultural change that we are experiencing here in Germany that I do not like,” said Gottschalk.

SPD defends Scholz

And the SPD? It takes its candidate for chancellor out of the political line of fire. The allegations against Scholz are just election campaign noise, says finance politician Cansel Kiziltepe: “Olaf Scholz bears no political responsibility for the Wirecard scandal. And the allegations that have been made have not been confirmed.”

On Friday there is still a Bundestag debate on the political assessment of the scandal – then the public prosecutor has the floor. She is investigating the former management of Wirecard for, among other things, embezzlement, falsification of accounts and fraud committed by gang. It is not yet possible to foresee when there will be criminal proceedings

Today, material life is very different from before. Most of us no longer worry about being hungry, but we already have food to eat, clothes to wear more comfortably than before. But, a lot of food, abundant food does not mean that you can eat comfortably. Eating the right food for the body’s needs is extremely important. An example of how eating can be related to each person’s life expectancy is recorded in history books, let’s refer to it. The following story about Zhuge Liang will help us understand why a person’s diet and activities are so related to his life expectancy, even outsiders can look at it and assess his health. a person’s health. At the time Three Kingdoms, Sima Yi heard about Zhuge Liang Consuming less than 3 liters of rice a day (in the old days – equivalent to about 0.5 kg), immediately confirmed that his life expectancy would not be long. According to historical records, Zhuge Liang was born in 181 and died in 234 (only 54 years old) who was a prime minister, public god of founding the country, politician, diplomat, military commander, official. educated, and also a famous technical inventor of the Shu Han Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms period. Eventually, he fell ill and died in the barracks. Image of Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi on film. Before that, Zhuge Liang launched the 5th Northern Punishment. After the Shu army came out of Ta Coc Dao, confronted the Wei army in the south of Weihe (the name of the river originates from Gansu province, flows through Shaanxi province. into the Yellow River, China), Zhuge Liang repeatedly sent envoys to challenge, sent letters to provoke, then also used women’s clothes to provoke Sima Yi, but Sima Yi was determined to avoid the battle. do not hit. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to confront Sima Yi in Wuzhangyuan and later unfortunately died of a serious illness. What is hidden behind Sima Yi’s decision to “not fight”? Why did Sima Yi not decide to fight? An extremely surprising answer was that in addition to the defensive strategy, Sima Yi knew that Zhuge Liang “destined will not be long” through a “questioning” of the messenger. When Zhuge Liang sent an emissary to the Wei camp to make an appointment to fight Sima Yi, Sima Yi asked the emissary about Zhuge Liang’s sleep, diet, and workload, all of which were irrelevant. to the military situation. The messenger simply thought that this question had nothing to reveal, nothing to hide, so he answered honestly: “ Zhuge Liang wakes up early and goes to bed late. In all cases with a penalty of 20 sticks or more, he himself censored and decided (meaning to do a lot of work, high pressure), eating and drinking less than 3 liters of rice. (i.e. dong/shang – the ancient unit of measure of food, equal to 1/10 of a quarter – the present equivalent of about 0.5 kg of rice). After Sima Yi heard information about Zhuge Liang’s lifestyle, eating habits, and sleeping hours, he felt secretly happy, so he told his subordinates: Zhuge Liang ate little (compared to the strength of his contemporaries), the work was complicated, stressful, and stressful, so his life expectancy would not be long, he would not live long. In the book Tan Thu – Tuyen De Ky and Bui Chu Tam Quoc Chi There is a clear record of the content of this question and answer story of Sima Yi. Liter is a unit of measurement of rice in the Han Dynasty, compared to Zhuge Liang eats 3 liters of rice a day, compared to modern times is not too little. But what about the people of the past? In the Han Dynasty, the average person’s daily amount of rice was 5 liters, and a warrior needed to eat 7 liters (equivalent to 1.2kg of rice) when fighting. According to the book “Song Shu” volume 19: Compared to the soldiers of that time, the average amount of rice was 7 liters, while Zhuge Liang ate less than 3 liters, less than half of the soldiers. Eating less, working a lot, high pressure, little sleep are one of the reasons why Zhuge Liang fell ill and died early at the age of 54. Therefore, a moderate lifestyle is extremely necessary, even if you work as a worker. what.