Amid the formation of a special Caritas committee, new developments have come to light, tracing the money to accounts as far as China and Lithuania.
The upheaval at Caritas has taken on another political dimension in addition to its legal implications, as the Chamber of Deputies has decided to establish a special committee that differs from the 27 existing committees.
On Wednesday, 23 October, the special committee will convene for the first time, consisting of its 15 members and under the observation of Pirate politician Sven Clement. In that meeting, the president and vice-president will be nominated, and an agenda will keep track of who can be invited into the committee. The selected few who are invited by the committee can accept the invite, yet there is no obligation.
The work of the temporary committee should be done by next spring, with the result being a report on the origins of the Caritas embezzlement case.
The committee includes Marc Spautz and Tina Bofferding, the parliamentary party presidents from the CSV (Christian Social People's Party) and the LSAP (Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party), respectively. Gilles Baum, the DP's parliamentary party president, is not participating and is represented by deputies Hartmann, Minella, Schockmel, and Agostino.
Moreover, new developments of the case have come to light on Thursday, when Reporter.lu stated that the investigators are currently following a Bulgarian trace, which is supposed to have instigated the transfers of €61 million.
Apparently, the financial director had been scammed by a clairvoyant. Most of the money which had been transferred could later be tracked down to accounts in China, Hong Kong, and Lithuania.
