Former German Agriculture Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich arrives for an executive committee meeting of the Christian Social Union (CSU) in Munich February 17, 2014. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors have opened an investigation into a former minister in Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on suspicion of betraying confidential information, a spokesman said on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after he resigned.
Former agriculture minister Hans-Peter Friedrich, a member of Merkel's Bavarian sister party, quit over accusations he leaked confidential information about a fellow lawmaker suspected of possessing child pornography.
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