The chief public prosecutor Alexander B., who is suspected of corruption and former press spokesman for the Frankfurt public prosecutor's office, has been in custody since late Friday.
As the public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt, which is investigating the matter, announced in the evening, B. was arrested in the afternoon and brought before the magistrate.
Anna Sophia Lang
Editor in the Rhein-Main-Zeitung.
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He was arrested for the first time in the summer but was spared custody in September.
According to the public prosecutor's office, "further allegations have arisen to a considerable extent".
"Because of the significantly increased expectation of punishment, in addition to the continuing risk of collusion, there is now also the risk of flight as a reason for detention."
B. is now under strong suspicion of commercial and continued serious bribery in 101 cases, commercial breach of trust in office in at least 55 cases and tax evasion in 9 cases, committed between August 2015 and July 2020.