Olaf Scholz Testifies At Wirecard Commission

BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 22: (EDITOR´S NOTE: BROLL) Kay Gottschalk of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and chair of the Bundestag Wirecard investigation commission, speaks to the media prior German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz arrives for questioning at the Bundestag commission investigating the Wirecard scandal at Paul-Loebe-Haus on April 22, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Wirecard, a German digital payments processor that was very active in Asia, declared bankruptcy last year following revelations of deceptive accounting to the tune of EUR 2 billion. The Bundestag commission is investigating, among other issues, why government regulators failed to uncover Wirecard's fraudulent accounting. Former Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek is a fugitive also being investigated for possible ties to Russian intelligence services. (Footage by Christian Ender/Getty Images)