The German judiciary has started an investigation into Franz-Hermann Brüner, the director of EU anti-fraud office OLAF, for alleged defamation and libel, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
The complaint against Mr Brüner was filed by the Brussels correspondent of the German magazine Stern, Hans-Martin Tillack.
During a televised interview in March, shortly after a raid at Mr Tillack's home and office based on a complaint by OLAF, Mr Brüner attacked Mr Tillack's work, saying th...
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