Thyssen CEO arrested Berlin. Five CEOs of Thyssen and the former GDR company 'Metallurgiehandel' were arrested on suspicion of disloyalty. The managers are accused of embezzlement of 73 million DM during the takeover of 'Metallurgiehandel GmbH' by Thyssen AG Dusseldorf. A damage of another 35.2 million DM was caused by manipulation of the accounts of 'Metallurgiehandel GmbH'. Arrest warrants have been issued for all five managers, but detention was suspended for bails between 300,000 and 2.5 million DM in four cases.
Children complain about air pollution Bremen.
Six children are filing a lawsuit at the Bremen Administrative Court against too much air pollution. The children complain about the high levels of air pollution in a city district in Bremen, caused mainly by road traffic. The children are represented by their parents and are supported by the environmental organization Robin Wood. The organization considers the lawsuit of national importance. Nationally, the number of drug-related deaths increased for the first time in the past five years.