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FDP politician Nicole Bauer in the Bundestag in January 2021

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The Bundestag has lifted the immunity of FDP MP Nicole Bauer. This is about the "authorization for the execution of judicial search and seizure orders," said a statement from the Bundestag on Thursday. Accordingly, the approval was unanimous.

Bauer did not initially respond to a request from SPIEGEL. As the "Mittelbayerische" reports, the Bavarian media group has learned from FDP circles that this step is said to be based on the accusation of tax evasion.

"Nicole Bauer herself was coldly surprised by the allegations and she asserted that she was definitely innocent," the newspaper quotes him as saying.

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