Wirecard Ex-CEO Braun Leaves Lawmakers Hanging in Hearing
- Braun makes first appearance in public after arrest in July
- Key witness Bellenhaus “working intensely” with prosecutors
Markus Braun in 2019. Braun hasn’t spoken publicly about his role in the collapse since Wirecard filed for insolvency in June.
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Wirecard AG’s former chief executive officer appeared in public for the first time since his July detention in connection with the collapse of the electronic payment company, but lawmakers hoping for insights from the disgraced manager were left disappointed.
After winding his way through a throng of waiting journalists into the hearing chamber in Berlin, Markus Braun read out a brief statement that set the tone for the remainder of the session: any details of what might have led to the fall of Wirecard would first be shared with prosecutors, he said.