Another suspect is being investigated in the corruption scandal surrounding the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office.

It is a public prosecutor, said a spokeswoman for the Frankfurt public prosecutor's office on Saturday.

The accusation loud aid to infidelity.

An initial suspicion against the suspect is available.

However, he is said to have only been involved in one procedure in which the crimes occurred.

There are now three suspects.

In the summer of 2020, it became known that a senior public prosecutor from the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office was being investigated for corruption.

The man is at the center of the investigation and is said to have accepted large sums of money from a company that prepares reports and provides experts.

Most recently, investigators assumed damage of over half a million euros.

In December it became public that another public prosecutor was being investigated in this connection.

The man is suspected of having aided and abetted infidelity in office.