German minister commits suicide after 'virus crisis worries'- Straits Times

Bilal Raza

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
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Mr Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany's Hesse state, in an undated handout picture made available by the Ministry of Finance of Hesse.

FRANKFURT AM MAIN (AFP) - Mr Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany's Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said on Sunday (March 29).

Mr Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution's office said they believe he died by suicide.

"We are in shock, we are in disbelief and, above all, we are immensely sad," Mr Bouffier said in a recorded statement.

Hesse is home to Germany's financial capital Frankfurt, where major lenders like Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have their headquarters. The European Central Bank is also located in Frankfurt.

A visibly shaken Mr Bouffier recalled that Mr Schaefer, who was Hesse's finance chief for 10 years, had been working "day and night" to help companies and workers deal with the economic impact of the pandemic.

"Today, we have to assume that he was deeply worried," said Mr Bouffier, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"It's precisely during this difficult time that we would have needed someone like him," he added.


 

Diesel

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
chor decoit hota to noore butt ki tara baag kar kahi chup jata.. suicide haram ha lekin aik sacha leader honay ke natay is current situation ko bardasht nhi kar paya..
 

Behrouz27

Minister (2k+ posts)
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