Hanover public prosecutor's office requests that Steffen Krach's immunity be lifted

The Hanover public prosecutor's office has asked for the immunity of Berlin's SPD parliamentary group leader Steffen Krach to be lifted. This is reported by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb), citing a spokesman for the authority. The corresponding application was received in Berlin on Wednesday.

Since the inaugural meeting of the Berlin House of Representatives on October 29th, the investigations against Krach have been suspended because of his immunity as a member of parliament.

The background to the investigation is the bidding process for the sale of the clinic site in Lehrte near Hanover. Confidential information about a competing offer is said to have been passed on to a bidder. Krach was president of the Hanover region during the proceedings. There are allegations against him, among other things, of violating trade secrets and accepting benefits. The presumption of innocence applies.