Defense Committee Chairwoman Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann defends herself against allegations that she may be partly responsible for passing on confidential information. In a letter, the FDP politician rejected corresponding statements by Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD) as “inappropriate” The background is a report from the news portal “T-Online”, which deals with the secret part of a special meeting of the Bundestags Defense Committee.

The President expressed surprise that 105 people took part in the meeting in question.