State protection determined: Lindner posters for 9-euro tickets faked

Posters with statements by Federal Finance Minister Lindner on the discussion about the 9-euro ticket are hanging in public space. They allude to the FDP leader’s penchant for Porsche sports cars and are fake. Behind it is probably a group that is now threatened with legal consequences.

The police in Düsseldorf apparently seized fake posters with a statement by FDP leader and Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner about the 9-euro ticket. These are similar in design to real FDP posters. State security has taken over the investigation, said a police spokesman in Düsseldorf. On the poster, Lindner is quoted in connection with the 9-euro ticket as saying: “No money for public transport? Should they drive a Porsche?”

The posters apparently allude to Christian Lindner’s rejection of financial leeway for a follow-up solution to the 9-euro ticket – in connection with his well-known preference for fast Porsche sports cars.

In the discussion about the 9-euro ticket, the Federal Minister of Finance made it clear that no funds were available for a successor solution. He is not convinced of a “free mentality à la unconditional basic income” even in local public transport.

On the other hand, the FDP politician recently drove up to his wedding in a Porsche Targa. A few weeks earlier, he was accused of maintaining a special closeness to Porsche boss Oliver Blume, including well-used communication channels.

The Düsseldorf police announced that the posters had been found in the city area. They hung in large advertising boxes. The DIES IRAE group shared pictures of the posters online and pointed to a fundraising campaign aimed at bringing more of the posters into public space. This suggests that the group is responsible for the action.

Meanwhile, Left Party leader Janine Wissler made a certainly non-criminal allusion to Porsche. She initially called for a connection solution for the 9-euro ticket. If this is not possible in the short term, the offer must be extended, said the party leader in Berlin. “That’s why we really hope that the non-Porsche drivers in the federal government will put pressure on here again,” said Wissler. “Of course you could finance it if you seriously talked about something like the company car privilege, about environmentally harmful subsidies, about an excess profit tax.”