Former prosecutor takes leaders to target.

Prosecutors at Witten / Herdecke: Because of Germany's oldest Privatuni chaotic because of their leadership in the crisis slipped, now identified the prosecutor against the former bosses. Fraud, is the accusation. The future financing by the country remains secured.

 

Will the former leaders of Germany's oldest Privatuni trouble with the law? In the financial dispute between the private University of Witten / Herdecke and the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, the prosecutor in Bochum now launched an investigation. Notably, it is against the former President of the Uni Birger P. Priddat be directed to report the Dortmunder "Ruhr Nachrichten". Priddat is currently a professor of economics at the university.

It should be examined whether the university in negotiations with the state of false statements about its financial strength have done, said senior prosecutor Bernd Bienioßek on Monday, confirming a report of the "Ruhr Nachrichten".

Criminal law is the allegation of fraud in the room. The outcome of the investigations against the former heads of the university had not fully disclosed, said Bienioßek.

In December, Science Minister Andreas Pinkwart (FDP), that the private university for the year 2008 to 4.5 million state grant must refrain - and thus the university into a
existential crisis. A further three million euros for the year 2007 calls for the country. From Pinkwart Ministry said at the time, you deprive the university of this money "heavy heart", but the management work "is not more properly," said a spokesman at the time to Pinkwart blogs ONLINE.

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University of Witten / Herdecke

In the wake of the crisis came as President Birger Priddat Privatuni of Witten / Herdecke back. Against the university management said the NRW Ministry of Science and harsh accusations. On blogs ONLINE Priddat talks about the money, the new beginning and countered: "The country has significant share in the crisis." more ...

Shortly after the outbreak of the crisis in December, President Birger P. Priddat
from his post zuruckgetreten - but rejected
In an interview with blogs ONLINE sole blame for the crisis itself. A few days after Priddat threw his
Maxim Vice Nohuroudi the towel.

Pinkwart Minister had also announced in January, the dossier of dirty business in Witten / Herdecke to the public prosecutor to hand over. That is according to "Ruhr Nachrichten" end of the month happened. "After reviewing the files are further questions to clarify. We can do so only by examining more closely the investigation," said senior prosecutor Bienioßek the newspaper.

Also in January, the new government and private funders, including the SRH Holding, the Düsseldorf Entrepreneurs Family Droege, Darmstadt, Software AG and a
donate joyful initiative Witten former students, in a
night marathon session a financing concept for the front of the stage of university's inception.

If the concept in the agreed conditions are met, the country wants the donations made by each of 4.5 million euros for 2009 and 2010 afford. The withheld funds from the previous year, 4.5 billion euros, the country of the university in two installments, each of 2.25 million euros in this and next year after the transfer.

These commitments should also investigate the prosecutor does not change states from Pinkwart Ministry. One speaker wanted the investigation does not comment on the agreement reached in January would be pursued.