An investigation is underway against the Hessian state parliament member Jürgen Lenders (FDP) on suspicion of infidelity or fraud.
The Wiesbaden chief public prosecutor Andreas Winckelmann confirmed the FAZ on Monday.
It is about the accusation of improper use of money that is paid for the activity as a member of parliament.
Ewald Hetrodt
Correspondent for the Rhein-Main-Zeitung in Wiesbaden.
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Lenders is the parliamentary managing director of the FDP state parliamentary group and is running for the Bundestag on a promising list this Sunday.
The 55-year-old entrepreneur from Fulda is being investigated on the basis of an anonymous criminal complaint.
Lenders wants to "create transparency"
Several media had reported that Lenders had settled stationery and postage for two circulars to party members from his flat-rate fee as a member of parliament.
The letters could be punishable if the legally prescribed separation between party and mandate was not properly observed.
"It is important to me to create transparency in this matter," said Lenders on Monday. That is why he asked the state parliament chancellery on September 8th to examine the facts and submitted all relevant documents. He found out about the start of the public prosecutor's investigation through a media inquiry. That is why he will not comment on this at first. "Of course, I am ready to cooperate fully in the event of any investigations." "We are aware of the process," said the spokesman for the Hessian state parliament. Lenders submitted unsolicited documents to the administration on the matter mentioned. "These are currently being checked."