SPD councillor from Hanover suspected of embezzling project funds
SPD politician Hülya Iri from Hanover is suspected of pocketing grants for projects whose actual scope is questionable.
SPD councillor from Hanover suspected of embezzling project funds
SPD politician Hülya Iri from Hanover faces criticism. She is accused of receiving financial grants for projects in which the actual scope of work is questionable. The exact amount of the disputed funds is currently unknown.
Iri is a councillor in the Lower Saxony state capital and has connections reaching into the top levels of her party. The allegations raise the question of why prominent party colleagues of the Social Democrat did not notice the irregularities earlier.
The public prosecutor's office is investigating the case on suspicion of embezzlement or fraud. Further details about the specific projects and possible accomplices have not yet been made public.
Source: Der Spiegel