Merkel successor denies urging ex-spy chief’s ejection
By DW
19 August 2019 |
9:00 am
The head of Germany's ruling Christian Democrats insists she has not called for ex-domestic intel boss Hans-Georg Maassen's exclusion from the party. The ex-spy chief has been accused of sympathizing with the far-right.
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