Wall Street Journal: German Markets Watchdog Chief Dismissed Over Wirecard Scandal

A press review featuring Fabio De Masi

29.01.2021

Wall Street Journal: German Markets Watchdog Chief Dismissed Over Wirecard Scandal

 

"The German government on Friday dismissed the head of the country's markets regulator after months of intensifying criticism over the agency's handling of the Wirecard AG scandal. (...)

"The dismissal of Mr. Hufeld was long overdue," said Fabio de Masi, a lawmaker from the Left Party who is part of a parliamentary probe into Germany's role in the Wirecard scandal. (...)"