When the state tried in a panic to organize as much protective clothing as possible in spring 2020, some people were able to make a good profit. Including well-known CSU politicians and their confidants.
SZ editor Klaus Ott kept researching the so-called mask deals during the pandemic: what mistakes were made, how opaque the processes were and how difficult it is now for the investigative authorities to prove misconduct and, above all, to punish it.
An overview of Bavaria’s mask scandals – and the tired measures against the political felt.
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