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Berlin (dpa) - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is to testify at the end of April as a witness in the investigative committee on the billions scandal at the former Dax company Wirecard.

Your testimony is scheduled for April 23, the German Press Agency learned from committee circles.

The day before, Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) should testify.

The testimony of Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) is planned for April 20.

The up-and-coming fintech Wirecard admitted a balance sheet hole of 1.9 billion euros last summer and then filed for bankruptcy.

According to prosecutors, it could be years of fraud and an even larger sum.

After the uncovered accounting scandal, Wirecard was thrown out of the Dax.

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Because the scandal remained undiscovered for years, the financial supervisory authority Bafin and EY auditors have come under fire.

Merkel is supposed to testify because she campaigned for Wirecard on a trip to China, even though there were already doubts about the integrity of the company - especially in press reports.

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