22 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Holger Stahlknecht (CDU), former Minister of the Interior of Saxony-Anhalt, arrives in the state parliament for the meeting of the Lotto Investigation Committee. There, the politician was questioned as a witness. It is the penultimate meeting of the U-committee before the end of the taking of evidence. The U-committee is working on the events in a Zerbst lottery shop, where a few players won millions. Several organized big players, among them the shop owner, could achieve high profits, also because Landes-Lotto approved a higher play limit. The managers at the time informed the money laundering office of any anomalies, but not the relevant authorities and bodies. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa