According to the news of Spiegel magazine, Britta Ernst, the wife of the German Chancellor, threw away some drafts and papers belonging to Scholz. The documents he threw were found by his neighbors. The scandal, which was declared a scandal, quickly made the headlines.
NO RIGHT TO THROW
Among the discards were documents classified as “private-official use only” and containing information on the characteristics of the leaders of the G7 countries and their spouses. Since these compiled documents are classified as “for private-official use only” by the German Foreign Ministry, Ernst has no right to throw them away without destroying them.
NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED
In Germany, where confidential documents are subject to strict rules, such documents stamped “for official use” must be destroyed in such a way that their contents are invisible and unrecoverable.
G7 SUMMIT WAS IN GERMANY
The leaders of the G7 countries, consisting of the USA, Germany, England, Canada, France, Italy and Japan, came together within the scope of the G7 Summit, which was hosted by Germany on 26-28 June at Elmau Palace in the state of Bavaria.