No charges for ex-German chancellor Scholz over controversial remark

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2025-05-23

Berlin (dpa) - The derogatory remark made by former German chancellor Olaf Scholz to the former regional culture minister for Berlin, Joe Chialo, will not have any legal consequences, the Berlin public prosecutor's office said on Friday. The office has closed the investigation into the incident, a spokesman told dpa upon request, confirming a report in the Tagesspiegel newspaper. There is no initial suspicion against Scholz, the public prosecutor......

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