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| May 9, 2006 | Tuesday | Rabi-us-Sani 10, 1427 |
Investigators probe ticket gifts to politicians
BERLIN, May 8: German investigators said on Monday they had opened a probe into the head of one of the World Cup sponsors who is accused of giving match tickets to politicians or government employees.
Utz Claassen, the chief executive of the EnBW energy group, is under suspicion of giving away tickets allocated to his company in its role as an official backer of the June 9-July 9 finals.
Fifteen German politicians or government employees said to have received tickets are also being investigated.
Prosecutors are also considering investigating another eight people. Under German law, government employees or politicians are not permitted to accept gifts.—AFP
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