No External Causes in Death of Bavaria Deputy Premier, Berlin Prosecutors Say; Forensic Examinations Continue
BERLIN — Berlin prosecutors said on Thursday that preliminary findings show no external causes were involved in the sudden death of Hubert Aiwanger, deputy premier of the German state of Bavaria, with forensic examinations continuing and no cause of death specified. Aiwanger, 55, who was also Bavaria's economy minister and leader of the Free Voters party, was found dead on Wednesday evening in a room at the Hotel Neuer Fritz near Friedrichstrasse station in Berlin's Mitte district. He had been in Berlin for the opening of a Free Voters party office but missed the occasion after feeling unwell, the Bild newspaper reported. Party colleagues who were unable to reach him asked hotel staff to open his room, where he was found dead. Bavarian Premier Markus Söder confirmed the death on X, calling it "a terrible tragedy" and saying "we are all deeply shocked." Berlin police and prosecutors have opened a death investigation to establish the cause and circumstances and rule out any third-party involvement; the prosecutors' office said the investigation would continue. Aiwanger had served as Bavaria's deputy minister-president and economy minister since November 2018, with the Free Voters in coalition with the Christian Social Union since that year.
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Source: Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office
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Photo: 图：巴伐利亚州副州长胡贝特·艾万格（2023 年）。Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 3.0。 / Photo: Bavaria Deputy Premier Hubert Aiwanger (2023). Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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