Injustice in Germany

In Germany, criminal prosecution treats social welfare fraud and white-collar crime fundamentally differently. This has been established by the association Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende through systematic investigations. The principle that “all people are equal before the law,” as enshrined in the Basic Law, is far from being realized here.

Anne Brorhilker, a former Cum-Ex investigator and prosecutor, is finally calling for stricter action against cases of white-collar crime. She argues that, at the very least, the same standards should be applied. However, the tax authorities are much less equipped to prosecute white-collar crime. She also criticizes the fact that, until now, white-collar criminals have been able to avoid punishment by voluntarily disclosing their offenses.

In a supplementary expert opinion, Nicole Bögelein, a private lecturer at the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cologne, notes that in the cases examined, poor people were more likely to end up in prison. Yet the amounts embezzled by the wealthy are many times higher.

Finance Minister Klingbeil also intends to remove the provision granting immunity from prosecution for voluntary disclosure from the law, but is facing resistance from the CDU/CSU.

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