Hundt withdraws request for dismissal as State Secretary

What does the lawyer say about the reasons?

Hundt's lawyer said in the evening: "My client is no longer asking for his dismissal for two reasons: Firstly, he was very annoyed by the rumor, which was obviously deliberately spread, that he had merely pre-empted his dismissal with his announced offer of resignation. The client expected that the media campaign against him would come to an end with his resignation offer. Unfortunately, this hope was dashed."

But above all, the allegations made against him are unfounded. "SDC Sachsen Digital Consulting GmbH is now being audited by the German Pension Insurance Association to clarify whether there are any outstanding contribution claims. The client bears no responsibility for the insolvency of Humboldt Capture Germany GmbH. He was never a shareholder there, only an external managing director, and only until the fall of 2024."

Prior to this, research by MDR and RBB revealed that the Dresden public prosecutor's office was investigating the insolvency of one of Hundt's companies. According to the Dresden public prosecutor's office, insolvency proceedings were opened on 25 November 2025 over the assets of Hundt's consulting firm SDC Sachsen Digital Consulting GmbH.