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BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 10: Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit arrives for a session of the Legal Commission of the Berlin city parliament (Landtag Berlin) on February 10, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The Commission was scheduled to discuss the circumstances around tax evasion charges against Berlin city State Secretary Andre Schmitz, and that Wowereit reportedly knew about the charges already two years ago but took no disciplinary steps against him. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 10:  Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit arrives for a session of the Legal Commission of the Berlin city parliament (Landtag Berlin) on February 10, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The Commission was scheduled to discuss the circumstances around tax evasion charges against Berlin city State Secretary Andre Schmitz, and that Wowereit reportedly knew about the charges already two years ago but took no disciplinary steps against him.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)