The Chamber of Deputies’ legal bureau has examined a special report on the Pirate Party’s finances, completed by the Court of Auditors, and filed an official complaint as a result.
In a brief press conference, Claude Wiseler said the file had been submitted to the public prosecutor’s office over concerns serious offences could have been committed. There is sufficient suspicion that public funds given to the Pirate Party MPs for parliamentary work could have been misused.
The Chamber president emphasised that the case was now up to the justice system, but also threatened internal disciplinary procedures against the Pirate Party’s MPs. He declined to name the MPs targeted by the complaint, and the individuals concerned were anonymised in the Court of Auditors’ report.
The Pirates’ Sven Clement and Marc Georgen have both openly accused the other in the press of misusing parliamentary funds. As a result of this public spat, the Chamber Executive Office ordered the Court of Auditors to undertake analysis of the matter in July 2024.
