Caroline Bosbach receives from the CDU Ultimatum for cash affair

In a remarkable paper, the CDU Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis has clearly distanced itself from its own member of the Bundestag Caroline Bosbach. The open questions about the cash affair have been “not yet answered satisfactorily”, according to a statement by the district party, which was sent to Tuesday night. The party sets her a tough deadline: the questions should be answered by August 8th.

This intensifies the problem for Bosbach, which has been struggling with several public allegations for days, including the acceptance of 2500 euros in cash-given by a CDU employee during the Bundestag election campaign. In addition, according to reports from “T-Online” and the ARD show “Contrasts”, Bosbach is said to have bought voices in a party in-house choice of the CDU economic wing.

A new CDU crisis meeting in Bergisch Gladbach was preceded by the written statement of the district party, in which Caroline Bosbach had not appeared again despite the invitation. Instead, the 35-year-old tried to go into the counter-offensive in a short video on Monday. In it, Bosbach denied that he has enriched himself at the expense of the CDU and described the allegations as “constructed”. Her lawyers had already granted the acceptance of the 2500 euros in the meantime. Bosbach has now paid exactly this sum to the CDU.

In the CDU Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, her video statement was partly acknowledged with shaking my head. Opposite RTL/NTV and the star Several members of the district board declared their displeasure to try an explanation. An email from Bosbach to the party members “did not contribute to sufficient information”, according to the nocturnal letter from the CDU. For questions, Bosbach did not answer the district board personally at the current meeting, is criticized.

In their statement, the CDU district party of its members of the Bundestag, Caroline Bosbach, now sets a hard ultimatum. The 35-year-old was asked several questions in writing, in particular to accept the 2500 euros in cash. The district board expects one answer until August 8th. A new assessment of the case is scheduled for August 9. Caroline Bosbach was again invited to this meeting.

The district board is particularly critical of the “suspicion of financial irregularities in election campaigns or party -internal elections”. The undergrowing of trust in the party contradicts its claim to transparency and integrity – and, according to the implicit threat, can have consequences. Already on July 15, shortly after the allegations became known, the executive board had handed over all documents to the case around Caroline Bosbach to the public prosecutor’s office in Cologne. There you are currently checking whether investigation is initiated.

Finally, in its letter, the CDU emphasizes that it does not tolerate “inappropriate or even illegal behavior” – especially from mandate carriers. The irritation is regulated by members and the public. The district board even welcomes that Bosbach does not want to make any appointments in the current local election campaign in NRW until full clarification.