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Left-wing MP Ferat Koçak resigns from Bundestag interior committee after clan link scandal
Ferat Koçak announced he will leave the Bundestag’s interior committee following a controversy over alleged Remmo-clan connections.
The Left parliamentarian Ferat Koçak said on social media that he is stepping down from his seat on the Bundestag’s interior committee after a scandal surfaced about his ties to the Remmo clan. He had earlier announced a temporary pause from his duties. The resignation is intended to address the political fallout from the accusations.
Why it matters
It shows how alleged clan ties can force German lawmakers to resign from key parliamentary roles.
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